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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3277
To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection
of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. LEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses
for selection of delegates to political party Presidential
nominating conventions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interregional Presi-
dential Primary and Caucus Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INTER-REGIONAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAU-
CUSES.
(a) SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS.—
The delegates to each national convention for the nomina-
tion of candidates of a political party for the offices of
President and Vice President shall be selected by primary
election or by caucus, as provided by State law. Such State
law shall conform to the requirements of the national po-
litical executive committee and the national nominating
convention of the political party involved.
(b) TIMING
OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS
AND CAU-
CUSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In each region described in
subsection (c), the primary elections and caucuses
(as the case may be) in 2 subregions (each com-
prised of a State or a group of States) shall be con-
ducted on each of the following days of each Presi-
dential election year: the second Tuesday in March,
the first Tuesday in April, the fourth Tuesday in
April, the second Tuesday in May, the fourth Tues-
day in May, and the second Tuesday in June.
(2) INITIAL ORDER OF PRIMARIES AND CAU-
CUSES.—For the first Presidential election with re-
spect to which this Act applies, the Federal Election
Commission shall determine by lot the order of sub-
regions in each region for conduct of primary elec-
tions and caucuses by the States under paragraph
(1).
(3) ORDER OF PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES FOR
SUBSEQUENT
ELECTIONS.—The subregions deter-
mined under paragraph (2) to be first in order for
the first Presidential election to which this Act ap-
plies, shall be last in order with respect to the next
such election and the other subregions shall advance
in the order accordingly. The order shall change
with respect to subsequent elections in a like man-
ner.
(4) SPECIAL RULES.—Any primary election or
caucus for the District of Columbia shall be con-
ducted on the same day as a primary election or
caucus for the State of Maryland, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico and any territory, possession,
or other entity entitled under the rules of a political
party to delegate representation at the national con-
vention of that party may conduct a Presidential pri-
mary or caucus on any day specified in paragraph
(1).
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF REGIONS.—The regions
(designated by number) and the subregions (designated by
letter) referred to in subsection (b) are as follows:
Region 
1. 
(A) 
Maine, 
New 
Hampshire,
Vermont; (B) Massachusetts; (C) Connecticut,
Rhode Island; (D) Delaware, New Jersey; (E) New
York; (F) Pennsylvania.
Region 2. (A) Maryland; (B) West Virginia; (C)
Missouri; (D) Indiana; (E) Kentucky; (F) Ten-
nessee.
Region 3. (A) Ohio; (B) Illinois; (C) Michigan;
(D) Wisconsin; (E) Iowa; (F) Minnesota.
Region 4. (A) Texas; (B) Louisiana; (C) Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma; (D) Colorado; (E) Kansas, Ne-
braska; (F) Arizona, New Mexico.
Region 5. (A) Virginia; (B) North Carolina; (C)
South Carolina; (D) Florida; (E) Georgia; (F) Mis-
sissippi, Alabama.
Region 6. (A) California; (B) Washington; (C)
Oregon; (D) Idaho, Nevada, Utah; (E) Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming; (F) Ha-
waii, Alaska.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any
appropriate United States district court for such declara-
tory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out
this Act.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘State law’’ means the
law of a State, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the
United States.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall apply with respect to Presidential elec-
tions taking place more than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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