FOREWORD This document is a compilation of the constitutional provisions, Federal and State laws, and rules of the two major political parties governing the nomination and election of the President and Vice President of the United States. It lists the States holding presidential preference primaries and the dates of such primaries; it also describes the manner of selecting delegates to the national conventions, the dates such selections are to be made, and the number of delegates to be selected. Two surveys of the rules of the major political parties and of the election laws of the fifty States and the District of Columbia are included relating to the selection of delegates to the national nominating conventions and to the nomination and election of electors of the President and Vice President. Abstracts of the laws relating to minor and new parties and independent candidates are also included in the surveys. The information contained herein is based on the Federal and State laws in effect as of September 1, 1983. There have been many changes in the election laws of the states since the 1980 election. Various state laws referred to in this document may have been amended subsequent to publication; similarly, political party constitutions, rules and delegate selection plans may also have been amended. Every effort has been made to provide the latest statutes, party rules and delegate selection plans. The analysis of election laws and party rules was prepared by Thomas M. Durbin, legislative attorney of the American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, under the supervision of Charles Doyle, assistant chief, and Joseph E. Ross, chief, of the American Law Division. An acknowledgement is made to Elaine W. Milliken, counsel on elections of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Harriet L. Robnett, deputy counsel, for their assistance in the research and preparation of this publication. V Part I. Federal Constitutional Provisions and Laws Governing the Election of the President and Vice Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970-Residence Requirements (Title 42, United States Code), 13 Campaign Financing, Reporting and Disclosure (Title Financial Disclosure Requirements of Executive Personnel, Including Candidates for Nomination or Election to the Office of President or Vice President (Title 5, United States Code Appendix), 59 Political Activities: Federal Employees (Title 5, United States Code; Including Selected Provisions of the Political Activities: State and Local Employees (Title 5, Criminal Code Provisions (Title 18, United States Internal Revenue Code, Political Campaign Debts and Contributions (Title 26, United States Code), 97 Part III. Survey of State Laws and of Party Rules Delegate Selection for the States, 191 Delegate Selection for Citizens Abroad and the Part V. Tables Relating to Various Aspects of the Nomination and Election of the President and Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States and the Congresses Coincident with Their Terms, 376 Election Votes for President and Vice President, by Major Political Parties-States: 1940 to 1980, 328 Vote for President-Popular Vote Cast for President, by Political Parties-Regional and States: 1972 to 1980, Popular Vote Cast for President, by Major Party: 1952 Percent of Total and Voting-Age Population and of Popular and Electoral Vote for President, by Regions IMPORTANT DATES July 16-20, 1984-Democratic National Convention convenes in San Francisco. August 20-23, 1984-Republican National Convention convenes in Dallas. November 6, 1984-General Election in all States. December 17, 1984-Date of meeting of electors (Electoral College). January 6, 1985-Counting of electoral votes by joint session of Congress. |