Shortened Election Cycle
Summary:
- Precludes formal selection process for Federal Office Holders from starting prior to the third Tuesday in June in years when a Presidential election is scheduled
- Establishes a formal lottery for allocating the week in which each State is to conduct its nominating primary, caucus, etc. for Federal Office Holders in years when there are Presidential elections
- Provides for forfeiture of electors for any State in non-compliance
Benefits:
- Ends the perpetual federal election cycle and allows elected officials to actually govern while in office
- Ensures the "governing" season is longer than the "campaigning" season (the British and Canadians manage to select their leaders in campaigns that range from three to six weeks in duration; Americans can handle the same task in five months)
- Sets a fair and consistent process for scheduling presidential primaries among the various States (with due respect to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina...the self-appointed "me first" role is arrogant and un-American)
- Eliminates the me-first, one upsmanship games currently played by the States when scheduling Presidential nominating activities
- Significantly reduces the periods in which current office holders can engage in solicitation of campaign donations