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H.R. 6240, The Weekend Voting Act

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
  • This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 254, The Weekend Voting Act.

Comparing revision saved on June 12, 2008, 19:30:24 (webmaster), with revision saved on June 17, 2008, 19:30:26 (webmaster):

H.R. 6240 would change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogWeekend 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 editpresidential elections and vacancies to establish the wikifirst Saturday and beSunday 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 provide a detailed summaryestablish 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 bill!)law of the state in which the polling place is located.

Declares the sense of Congress that state and local election officials and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) should work together to develop plans to ensure an effective transition to weekend voting in federal elections.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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== Points in Favor ==

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