United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 349 (100th)
A joint resolution in support of a transition to democracy in Chile.
Introduced
6 August 1987
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
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Summary
Urges the leadership of the Government of Chile to take steps to: (1) assure that military rule should end in Chile no later than by 1989, as outlined in the 1980 constitution; (2) ensure that the next democratically-elected leaders of Chile are chosen from civilian candidates; (3) assure voting procedures for the electoral process which are fair and based upon universal and equal suffrage; (4) implement procedures to ensure that the vote will be accurately counted and subject to independent verification; and (5) ensure that prior to any electoral process, freedom of assembly and expression are fully restored and non-violent government opponents are given fair access to every means of communication, including television.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 August 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-joint-resolution/349
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hjres/349