Remarks from Congressional Record on legislation introduced to amend Voting Rights Act
Title
Remarks from Congressional Record on legislation introduced to amend Voting Rights Act
Description
House floor remarks by US Congressman Les AuCoin, as published in the Congressional Record, advocating for 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. This 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
May 14, 1981
Is Part Of
Congressional Record
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Elections--United States--Law and legislation
Place
United States
Identifier
PUA_MS147_485
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text