HR 435 · 100th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A bill 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.
Bill Progress
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House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Rules. Hearings held.(1988-05-12)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1987-11-10
Yea 208Nay 189
PassedHouse · 1987-11-10
Yea 208Nay 189
Plain Language Summary
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Establishes 9:00 p.m., eastern standard time, as the poll closing time for presidential elections. Allows polling places to close if all eligible voters have voted. Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to extend daylight saving time in the Pacific time zone in the year of a presidential election to the first Sunday after the date of such election.…
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