A bill to establish a national uniform poll closing time and uniform treatment of absentee ballots in Presidential general elections.
Last action on Jan 24, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Adm...
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Summary
Amends Federal presidential elections and vacancies law to: (1) establish 9 p.m., Central Standard Time, as the single poll closing time for presidential general elections; and (2) allow the States of Alaska and Hawaii to open polling places for such an election during the day preceding election day.
Amends Federal presidential elections and vacancies law and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act with regard to voting by absentee ballots cast by uniformed and overseas citizens in presidential general elections.
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