National Presidential Direct Primary Elections Act of 1979

Summary

National Presidential Direct Primary Election Act of 1979 - Requires candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States to be chosen by direct Presidential primaries conducted in each of the States on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each Presidential election year. Establishes guidelines for such primaries including: (1) qualification for primary ballots by region; (2) party identification; and (3) authorizing States to require filing fees up to a maximum of $2,500.

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Timeline

1. 8 February 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 February 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 February 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 February 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsha00 · Standing

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