The 2012 Primary/Caucus Nomination System

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1st Tuesday in January (not Jan 1st) : IA
2nd Tuesday in Jaunuary : NH
3rd Tuesday : SC
4th Tuesday : New England Regional Primary (excl NH)
5th Tuesday: Middle Atlantic Primary
6th Tuesday : South Atlantic Primary (excl SC)
7th Tuesday : East South Central Primary
8th Tuesday : West South Central Primary
9th Tuesday: Mountain Primary
10th Tuesday: Pacific Primary
11th Tuesday: West North Central
12th Tuesday: East North Central & Misc

(Census Bureau definitions so DC and Delaware are South-Atlantic states).

Allocation

50% WTA
50% Proportional

States get votes in proportion to the number of registered voters for that party.

Penalties

-10% for holding anything other than a primary
-30% for holding anything other than a primary or a caucus
-50% for holding the primary outside the proscribed dates

Penalties are cumalative so a state that held a convention outside of the correct dates would lose 90% of its delegates.