HR 3595
97th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Crime prevention
Criminal law
Presidential elections
Presidents and Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents
Voting
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to provide a uniform time for the closing of the polling places in all elections of the electors of the President and Vice President of the United States, to prevent the release of election results before polling places have closed, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 14, 1981
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 1981
Committee Hearings Held.
May 14, 1981
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
May 14, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to require all presidential polling places to close no later than eleven o'clock p.m. eastern standard time on election day.
Establishes penalties for early release of such election results by any election official or other person having election-related responsibilities.
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Committee Hearings Held.
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