US Congress Senate Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S135-136)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Weekend Voting Act

Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-06		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S135-136)
2009-01-06		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S135)

HB254 (Same As) 2009-01-07 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/149/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s149/BILLS-111s149is.pdf