S.149 - Weekend Voting Act

A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours. view all titles (3)

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  • Popular: Weekend Voting Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours. as introduced.
  • Short: Weekend Voting Act as introduced.

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Herbert Kohl

D-WI

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1/6/2009--Introduced.Weekend Voting Act - Amends the Revised Statutes with respect to the time of election to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, as the days for the election, in each state and territory, of Delegates to,
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1/6/2009--Introduced.Weekend Voting Act - Amends the Revised Statutes with respect to the time of election to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, as the days for the election, in each state and territory, of Delegates to, or Members of, Congress. Amends federal law with respect to presidential elections and vacancies to establish the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every fourth year, as the days for the election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Amends such federal laws to establish the same polling place hours in the United States for both congressional and presidential elections, namely from 10:00 a.m. EST on Saturday till 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, with polls allowed to close between the hours of 10:00 p.m. local time on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. local time on Sunday as provided by the law of the state in which the polling place is located.

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Senate Democrats are already preparing to fast-track companion legislation (S. 149) by using a procedure that will allow them to skip the committee process and bring the bill straight to the floor. The Obama Administration “strongly supports” the exten

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PATRIOT Act Extension Fails, For Now... - Blog - OpenCongress

Senate Democrats are already preparing to fast-track companion legislation (S. 149) by using a procedure that will allow them to skip the committee process and bring the bill straight to the floor. .... Yves Saint Laurent http://chaussures-louboutinfr.com/

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