President Biden has proposed a radical shakeup of the Democratic presidential nominating process that would make South Carolina the first primary state, bumping Iowa from the top spot. 

The plan was announced by Democratic Party officials at a dinner Thursday in Washington, according to multiple reports.

The drastic reorder would see South Carolina kickoff the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries on Feb. 6, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on Feb. 13. Georgia would come next on Feb. 20, and then Michigan on Feb. 27, according to Politico. 

In a letter, the 80-year-old president cited the need for more diversity in the nominating process as the impetus for the change.

“We must ensure that voters of color have a voice in choosing our nominee much earlier in the process and throughout the entire early window,” Biden wrote in a missive Thursday to members of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee.