S 175 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A bill to establish a national uniform poll closing time and uniform treatment of absentee ballots in Presidential general elections.

Introduced Jan 24, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 24, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  3. Jan 24, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S550)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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