A resolution calling upon the television and radio industry and other members of the news media voluntarily to refrain from projecting presidential election results or making predictions in presidential elections on election day until all the polls throughout the United States have closed.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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24 January 1984

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Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Summary

Calls upon the news media to voluntarily refrain from: (1) projecting presidential election results; or (2) predicting the outcome of such elections until all polling places have closed.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-resolution/395
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hres/395