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S. 571 (105th)
A bill to establish a uniform poll closing time throughout the continental United States for Presidential general elections.
Introduced
14 April 1997
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends Federal law to require each polling place in the continental United States to close at ten o'clock p.m. Eastern Standard Time with respect to presidential general elections. Permits earlier closing of a polling place at which each person who is eligible to vote has voted, as provided by the State law in which the polling place is located.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 April 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/571
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/571