Welcome to a Constitutional Convention

Introduction

  1. Declarations

  2.  
  3. Legislative Branch

  4.  
  5. Executive Branch

  6.  
  7. Judicial Branch

  8.  
  9. Electoral Branch

  10.  
  11. Nominations & Elections

  12.  
  13. Federal Service

  14.  
  15. Federal Finance

  16.  
  17. Authority & Responsibility

  18.  
  19. Citizenship

  20.  
  21. Limits on Government Power

  22.  
  23. Amendments

Nomination & Election Schedule

Nomination and Election Schedule

DATE

NON-

PRESIDENTIAL YEAR

PRESIDENTIAL YEAR

ODD-NUMBERED YEAR

On or before 2nd Tuesday in January

State Legislatures select Delegates to Federal Nominating Convention

State Legislatures select Delegates to Federal Nominating Convention

2nd Tuesday in February

Federal Nominating Convention:
Senators

Federal Nominating Convention:
President, Senators

3rd Week in February

Nominations by State Laws:
State & Local with term of four years

Nominations By State Laws: Representatives, State & Local with term

other than four years

1st or 2nd Weekend in April

Election: Senators, State & Local with term of four years

Election: President, Senators

Election: Representatives, State & Local with term other than four years

4th Tuesday in April

Representatives take office

1st Tuesday in May

Newly elected or re-elected Senators take office

Newly elected or re-elected Senators take office

3rd Tuesday in May

Newly elected or re-elected President takes office