[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1666 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1666

 To establish a uniform closing time for the operation of polls on the 
       date of the election of the President and Vice President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2001

  Mr. Quinn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a uniform closing time for the operation of polls on the 
       date of the election of the President and Vice President.

    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 ``Uniform Poll Closing Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM POLL CLOSING TIME ON PRESIDENTIAL 
              ELECTION DAY.

    For each election of a President and Vice President held on the 
Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November (beginning with the 
election in 2004), the polls in each State (other than Alaska and 
Hawaii) and the District of Columbia shall close at 11 p.m. eastern 
standard time.
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