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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1641 (Introduced in House) — To change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Polling place hours

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Chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating section 1 as section 1A; and by inserting before section 1A the following: In this section: The term continental United States means a State (other than Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia. The term Presidential general election means the election for electors of President and Vice President. Each polling place in the continental United States shall be open, with respect to a Presidential general election, beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time and ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time.
Each polling place not located in the continental United States shall be open, with respect to a Presidential general election, beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local time and ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. local time. A polling place may 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. . Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 ) is amended— by redesignating section 25 as section 25A; and by inserting before section 25A the following:
In this section: The term continental United States means a State (other than Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia. The term congressional general election means the regularly scheduled general election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. Each polling place in the continental United States shall be open, with respect to a congressional general election, beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time and ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time.
Each polling place not located in the continental United States shall be open, with respect to a congressional general election, beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local time and ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. local time. A polling place may 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. . The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1 and inserting the following: 1.
Polling place hours. 1A. Time of appointing electors. . Sections 871(b) and 1751(f) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2 and inserting sections 1A and 2 of title 3 .
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