A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to establish uniform regional poll closing times in the continental United States for Presidential general elections.

Summary

Establishes uniform regional poll closing times for presidential elections as follows: (1) 9:00 p.m., eastern standard time, for polling places in the eastern, central, and mountain time zones; and (2) 10:00 p.m., eastern standard time, for polling places in the Pacific time zone.

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Timeline

1. 8 October 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 October 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 October 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 October 1985

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

5. 10 October 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 October 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.

   Source: Committee

7. 23 October 1985

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

8. 23 October 1985

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 30 October 1985

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 208.

   Source: Calendars

10. 30 October 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on House Administration. Report No: 99-348.

    Source: Committee

11. 30 October 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on House Administration. Report No: 99-348.

    Source: Committee

12. 3 December 1985

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.329 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

13. 3 December 1985

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate; Making in Order a Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute; Waiving all Points of Order Against the Substitute.

    Source: Floor

14. 11 December 1985

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

15. 29 January 1986

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 204 - 171 (Record Vote No: 9).

    Source: Floor

16. 29 January 1986

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

17. 29 January 1986

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

18. 29 January 1986

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 204 - 171 (Record Vote No: 9).

    Source: Floor

19. 30 January 1986

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 29 January 1986

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 30 October 1985

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssra00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Federal Elections Act of 1985
• related to → Fair Voting Hours Act of 1985
• related to → A bill to establish temporary provisions governing the day and times for congressional and Presidential elections, and to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that absentee ballots may be mailed free of postage.
• related to → A bill to provide for twenty-four-hour voting in Federal general elections in 1988, 1990, and 1992, and to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that absentee ballots may be mailed free of postage.
• related to → A bill entitled: "The Uniform Poll Closing Act".
• related to → A bill to provide that the polls in the continental United States for Presidential general elections shall close at 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time.
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3525) to amend title 3, United States Code, to establish uniform regional poll closing times in the continental United States for Presidential general elections.
• amends ← An amendment to allow any polling place to close when all registered voters in that precinct have voted.
• amends ← Amends the title to include presidential primary dates.
• amends ← To include Presidential primary elections when more than one State is conducting its primary on the same day.
• amends ← An amendment to allow the states of Alaska and Hawaii to be included under the provisions of the bill.
• amends ← Prohibits provisions from applying unless prior to September 1, of the Presidential election year, all television networks provide the Federal Election Commission their written intention not to use exit poll data to suggest the probable winner in any State until polls in that State have closed.
• amends ← An amendment was offered to add a sunset provision.
• amends ← An amendment to add language directing the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the impact that an extension of daylight saving time in the Pacific time zone to the first Sunday after the date of each Presidential general election would have on the air and surface transportation system of the nation.
• amends ← An amendment to authorize the President to conduct a study with respect to Presidential general elections and the relationships of the impact of the availability of actual results from areas where the polls have closed to the actual results of voting in areas where polls have not closed. A report must be filed with Congress by December 31, 1986.