HCONRES 373
106th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Election forecasting
Independent candidates
Presidential candidates
Presidential debates
Presidential elections
Public opinion polls
Third parties (U.S. politics)
Expressing the sense of Congress that any Presidential candidate should be permitted to participate in debates among candidates if at least 5 percent of respondents in national public opinion polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election for President or if a majority of respondents in such polls support the candidate's participation in such debates.
Introduced: July 18, 2000
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Jul 18, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 18, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that any presidential candidate should be permitted to participate in debates among candidates if: (1) at least five percent of all respondents in national public opinion polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election for President; or (2) a majority of respondents in such polls support the candidate's participation in such debates.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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