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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1987-01-06
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Mr. SWIFT (for himself and Mr. THOMAS of California)
introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration
and Energy and Commerce.
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A BILL
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To amend title 3, United States Code, and the Uniform Time Act of 1966
to establish a single poll closing time in the continental United States
for Presidential general elections.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1.
SINGLE POLL CLOSING TIME FOR PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES.
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Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by\*-
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(1) redesignating section 21 as section 22; and
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(2) inserting after section 20 the following new section:
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21. Single poll closing time in continental United States
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(a) Each polling place in the continental United States shall close,
with respect to a Presidential general election,
at 9:00 o'clock post meridiem, eastern standard time.
Any person who,
as determined under the law of the State involved,
arrives at a polling place after that time shall not be permitted to vote
in the Presidential general election.
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a),
a polling place shall close,
with respect to a Presidential general election,
as provided by the law of the State involved,
in the case of a polling place at which each person who is eligible has voted.
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(c) As used in this section, the term\*-
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(1) `continental United States' means the States of the United States
(other than Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia;
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(2) `Presidential general election' means the election for electors of
President and Vice President; and
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(3) `State' means a State of the United States and
the District of Columbia.\*(rq.
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SEC 2.  EXTENDED DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN PACIFIC TIME ZONE
IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEARS.
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Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
in each year in which a Presidential general election takes place,
the period of time during which the standard time shall be advanced
with respect to the Pacific time zone shall end at 2:00 o'clock
ante meridiem on the first Sunday after the date of that election.
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(2) As used in this subsection, the term `Presidential general election'
means the election for electors of President and Vice President.\*(rq.
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SEC 3.  TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
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(a)  AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 3, UNITED STATES CODE.\*-The table of sections for
chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended\*-
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(1)  by striking out the item relating to section 21 and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 20 the following new item:
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(b)  AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM TIME ACT OF 1966.\*-Section 3(a) of the Uniform
Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended by striking out
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each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
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