Presidential Primary Nomination Reform: A Proposal

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Presidential Primary Nomination ReformA
Proposal
Presented by Stephanie Albert, Trevor Filipiak,
Brett Fuchs, Elizabeth Kozub, Ray Srp
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Region 1

• California (53)
• Washington (9)
• Oregon (5)
• Alaska (1)
• Hawaii (2)
• Nevada (3)
• Idaho (2)
• Montana (1)
• Wyoming (1)
• Utah (3)
• Colorado (7)

Total 87 Delegates
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Region 2

• Maine (2)
• Vermont (1)
• New Hampshire (2)
• Massachusetts (10)
• Connecticut (5)
• Rhode Island (2)
• New York (29)
• New Jersey (13)
• Pennsylvania (19)
• Delaware (1)
• West Virginia (3)

Total 87 Delegates
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Online Project. Nations Online Project. 2006
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pggt. Theodora. information Technology
Associates. 2007. lthttp//www.theodora.com/maps/ne
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Region 3

• Arizona (8)
• New Mexico (3)
• Texas (32)
• Oklahoma (5)
• Kansas (4)
• Nebraska (3)
• Louisiana (7)
• Missouri (9)
• Iowa (5)
• North Dakota (1)
• South Dakota (1)
• Minnesota (8)

Total 86 Delegates
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Online Project. Nations Online Project. 2006
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pggt. Theodora. information Technology
Associates. 2007. lthttp//www.theodora.com/maps/ne
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Region 4

• Wisconsin (8)
• Illinois (19)
• Indiana (9)
• Michigan (15)
• Ohio (18)
• Virginia (11)
• Maryland (8)

Total 88 Delegates
Maps adapted from the following sources Nations
Online Project. Nations Online Project. 2006
lthttp//www.nationsonline.org/maps/USA_blank_map.j
pggt. Theodora. information Technology
Associates. 2007. lthttp//www.theodora.com/maps/ne
w5/usa_color.gifgt.
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Region 5

• Kentucky (6)
• Tennessee (9)
• North Carolina (13)
• South Carolina (6)
• Georgia (13)
• Florida (25)
• Alabama (7)
• Mississippi (4)
• Arkansas (4)

Total 87 Delegates
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Online Project. Nations Online Project. 2006
lthttp//www.nationsonline.org/maps/USA_blank_map.j
pggt. Theodora. information Technology
Associates. 2007. lthttp//www.theodora.com/maps/ne
w5/usa_color.gifgt.
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Rotation of Region Primaries

• The first year the reform is implemented Region 1
  will be the first region to hold its primary
  followed by the other regions consecutively.
• In the next election cycle, Region 2 will be the
  first to hold its primary on the third Saturday
  in February.
• The regional primaries will be on a rotating
  schedule during each election cycle allowing each
  region to hold the first primary.
• This eliminates one region from having too much
  power and prevents front-loading.

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Primary Timeline

• The first primary will be held on the third
  Saturday in February, the Saturday before
  Presidents Day.
• The primaries will be held in one month
  increments. The second primary will be held on
  the third Saturday in March, the third primary on
  the third Saturday in April and so on.
• The last region will hold its primary on the
  third Saturday in June.
• This allows for candidates to have adequate time
  to campaign in each region.

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Age Demographic Voting

• In order to encourage voter turnout for specific
  age demographics, we will employ the following
  system
• Each state will be broken up into four age
  demographics
• 18 29
• 30 44
• 45 59
• 60
• Each demographic will be given one delegate for
  every 10 of registered voters in the age group
  who vote.
• This will be distributed based on state voter
  turnout.

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Age Demographic Voting

• The delegates from each demographic will go to
  the candidate who accumulates the most votes in
  that age group.
• This will be based on the popular vote within the
  demographic.
• Voter turnout will likely increase as each age
  group will want a greater voice in the primary
  process.

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Age Demographic Voting
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State Party Delegates

• Each state party selects two delegates, making a
  total of one hundred delegates per party.
• Party Delegates are selected by the state party
  and are unaffected by election results.
• This returns an element of autonomy to the
  parties at the state level.
• These hundred delegates are balanced against the
  delegates won as a result of the elections.

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Delegate Breakdown

• 435 delegates available from Congressional
  Districts
• 100 available State Party Delegates
• 1,000 potential delegates, at will of voter
  participation
• Simple majority of delegates needed to win
  party nomination.
• Total Delegates 1, 525 possible per party
  delegates
• (Note If 100 registered voter turnout)

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Presidential Primary Nomination ReformA
Proposal
Presented by Stephanie Albert, Trevor Filipiak,
Brett Fuchs, Elizabeth Kozub, Ray Srp