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HR 1582 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Election administration State laws

Fair Election Act

Introduced: March 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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
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Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 23, 1989
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now March 23, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 17, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 6, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1582: Fair Election Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1582/
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"H.R. 1582: Fair Election Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1582/.
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H.R. 1582, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1582/.
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