119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 529: RACE Act
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Summary
This bill establishes deadlines for states to count ballots and certify results in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill requires a state to finish counting the ballots cast in a federal election held in the state not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date of the election. Further, the state must certify the election results not later than 48 hours after the election.
The bill provides exceptions to these deadlines for bona fide emergencies (e.g., major disasters) or technical difficulties (e.g., malfunctioning election equipment or software).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Brian Babin R-TXOriginal
- Claudia Tenney R-NYOriginal
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Other bills by August Pfluger
History
- Introduced in the House by August Pfluger.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.