110 HR 7034 IH: Citizen’s Accessibility Election U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7034 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2008 Mr. Larson of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To change the date for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office to both the Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Citizen’s Accessibility Election Act.

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Change in congressional election day to Saturday and Sunday; Establishment of Uniform Period for Operation of Polling Places

Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 7) is amended to read as follows:

25.(a)The first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, are established as the days for the election, in each of the States and Territories of the United States, of Representatives and Delegates to the Congress commencing on the 3d day of January thereafter. (b)On the days for election described in subsection (a), the period of operation of the polling places in each State and territory (other than Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam) shall be the 6-hour period beginning with noon Eastern time.

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Change in Presidential election day to Saturday and Sunday; Establishment of Uniform Period for Operation of Polling Places

(a)

Presidential Elections on Saturday and Sunday

Section 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking Tuesday next after the first Monday and inserting first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday. (b)

Uniform Period for Operation of Polling Places

Section 1 of such title is amended— (1)by the striking The electors and inserting (a) Day of Appointment of Electors.—The electors; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b)

Period for Operation of Polling Places

On the days for the appointment of electors described in subsection (a), the period of operation of the polling places in each State (other than Alaska and Hawaii) shall be the 6-hour period beginning with noon Eastern time. .

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Effective Date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office beginning with the elections held in November 2012.