[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4485 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4485

   To change election day for Federal offices to the first Monday in 
       November and to make election day a legal public holiday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 1994

 Mr. Taylor of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Post 
                        Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
   To change election day for Federal offices to the first Monday in 
       November and to make election day a legal public holiday.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FEDERAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER 
              OF EACH EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR.

    Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 
7) and section 1 of title 3, United States Code, are each amended by 
striking out ``Tuesday next after the''.

SEC. 2. ELECTION DAY TO BE A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

    Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to Columbus Day the following new 
item:
    ``Election Day, the first Monday in November of each even-numbered 
year.''

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