Testimony before the Committee on House Administration discussing HR3595 and the problem of early release of presidential election results
Title
Testimony before the Committee on House Administration discussing HR3595 and the problem of early release of presidential election results
Description
The testimony of US Congressman Les AuCoin before the Committee on House Administration discussing the problem of the early release of Presidential election results and advocating for his bill, HR3595 - A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to provide a uniform time for the closing of the polling places in all elections of the electors of the President and Vice President of the United States, to prevent the release of election results before polling places have closed, and for other purposes. The testimony was delivered on December 15, 1981, and the legislation was notably introduced following the 1980 presidential election, when Jimmy Carter conceded the election before polls closed on the West Coast.
This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date Created
December 15, 1981
Subject
Place
Identifier
PUA_MS147_489
Rights
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Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text