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HR 1582 100th Congress House

Fair Election Act

Official title: A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices use… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections.

Introduced: April 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Election administrationState lawsStatesVoting
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 12, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Election Act - Prohibits States from using any device to abridge or deny the right of an individual to be placed on, or to have such individual's political affiliation placed on, a ballot or similar voting materials in a Federal election.

Allows States to impose specified prerequisites regarding petitions for placement on ballots. Allows States to waive such requirements for candidates or political affiliates which receive certain amounts of votes in the most recent election for President or the Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 21, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 21, 1987
OWENS, MAJOR
· Apr 21, 1987
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Apr 21, 1987
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Apr 21, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1582: Fair Election Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1582/
MLA
"H.R. 1582: Fair Election Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1582/.
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H.R. 1582, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1582/.
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