(III) Region I shall hold the 
fourth primary. 
(iii) In the case where Region III is 
selected to hold the first primary— 
(I) Region IV shall hold the sec-
ond primary; 
(II) Region I shall hold the third 
primary; and 
(III) Region II shall hold the 
fourth primary. 
(iv) In the case where Region IV is se-
lected to hold the first primary— 
(I) Region I shall hold the second 
primary; 
(II) Region II shall hold the 
third primary; and 
(III) Region III shall hold the 
fourth primary. 
(B) SCHEDULE.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), in 2012, each State that elects to hold a 
primary shall hold a primary in accordance with 
this Act, according to the following schedule: 
(i) FIRST PRIMARY.—Each such State 
in the region selected to hold the first pri-
mary under subparagraph (A) shall hold a 
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primary during the period beginning on 
the first Tuesday in March and ending on 
the sixth day following such Tuesday. 
(ii) SECOND
PRIMARY.—Each such 
State in the region required to hold the 
second primary under subparagraph (A) 
shall hold a primary during the period be-
ginning on the first Tuesday in April and 
ending on the sixth day following such 
Tuesday. 
(iii) THIRD
PRIMARY.—Each such 
State in the region required to hold the 
third primary under subparagraph (A) 
shall hold a primary during the period be-
ginning on the first Tuesday in May and 
ending on the sixth day following such 
Tuesday. 
(iv) FOURTH
PRIMARY.—Each such 
State in the region required to hold the 
fourth primary under subparagraph (A) 
shall hold a primary during the period be-
ginning on the first Tuesday in June and 
ending on the sixth day following such 
Tuesday. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT ELECTION CYCLES.— 
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(A) GENERAL
RULE.—Subject to para-
graph (3), except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), in each subsequent election year after 
2012, each State in each region that elects to 
hold a primary shall hold a primary during the 
period beginning on the first Tuesday of the 
month following the month in which the State 
held a primary in the preceding election year 
(or, in the case where the State did not elect to 
hold a primary in the preceding election year, 
the month in which the State would have held 
a primary if it had elected to do so) and ending 
on the sixth day following such Tuesday. 
(B) LIMITATION.—If the States in a re-
gion were required to hold primaries during the 
period beginning on the first Tuesday in June 
of the preceding election year and ending on the 
sixth day following such Tuesday, the States in 
such region that elect to hold a primary shall 
hold a primary during the period beginning on 
the first Tuesday in March of the succeeding 
election year and ending on the sixth day fol-
lowing such Tuesday. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The States described in para-
graphs (1)(G) and (3)(C) of subsection (b) may hold 
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a primary on a date prior to the beginning of the 
period described in paragraph (1)(B)(i). In the case 
where such a State does not elect to hold a primary 
prior to the beginning of such period, if the State 
elects to hold a primary, the State shall hold a pri-
mary during the period in which the region the State 
is in (as determined under subsection (b)) is sched-
uled to hold a primary (as determined under para-
graphs (1) and (2)). 
(b) REGIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a): 
(1) REGION I.—Region I shall be comprised of 
the following: 
(A) Connecticut. 
(B) Delaware. 
(C) District of Columbia. 
(D) Maine. 
(E) Maryland. 
(F) Massachusetts. 
(G) New Hampshire. 
(H) New Jersey. 
(I) New York. 
(J) Pennsylvania. 
(K) Rhode Island. 
(L) Vermont. 
(M) West Virginia. 
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(2) REGION II.—Region II shall be comprised of 
the following: 
(A) Alabama. 
(B) Arkansas. 
(C) Florida. 
(D) Georgia. 
(E) Kentucky. 
(F) Louisiana. 
(G) Mississippi. 
(H) North Carolina. 
(I) Oklahoma. 
(J) South Carolina. 
(K) Tennessee. 
(L) Texas. 
(M) Virginia. 
(3) REGION III.—Region III shall be comprised 
of the following: 
(A) Illinois. 
(B) Indiana. 
(C) Iowa. 
(D) Kansas. 
(E) Michigan. 
(F) Minnesota. 
(G) Missouri. 
(H) Nebraska. 
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