[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2805 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2805

     To prohibit a State official from releasing the results of a 
 Presidential election in the State prior to the closing of the polls 
 for such election in all States within the continental United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 1997

   Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of 
 Hawaii, and Mr. Miller of California) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit a State official from releasing the results of a 
 Presidential election in the State prior to the closing of the polls 
 for such election in all States within the continental United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Election Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING RELEASE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS PRIOR TO 
              POLL CLOSINGS IN ANY STATE.

    The Secretary of State (or other appropriate State or local 
election official) of any State may not release any results of a 
general election held in the State for electors for the President and 
Vice President of the United States at any time prior to the closing of 
the polls for such election in all States (other than Alaska and 
Hawaii).
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