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        <fullName>Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Majority Vote Act of 2004 - Requires each State to conduct general elections for Federal office held in the State during 2008 and each succeeding year using an instant runoff voting system, and ensure that the voting equipment and technology used to conduct the elections is compatible with such a system.</p> <p>Establishes a program under which the Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to eligible States to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system.</p>]]></text>
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