A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the adverse impact of early projections of election results by the news media.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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18 June 1984

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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the news media should voluntarily refrain from characterizing or projecting election results before the polls close; and (2) the news media and industry, trade, and professional organizations should voluntarily adopt guidelines to assure that exit interview data is not used to characterize or project election results before the polls close.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/321
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hconres/321