A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the broadcast of the results or projections of the results of an election to choose the electors of the President and Vice President of the United States until all the polling places in the United States are closed.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 November 1980

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Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any station licensee from broadcasting the results or projections of results of an election to choose the electors of the President and Vice President of the United States prior to the official closing of all polling places.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/3191
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