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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT 1 3 BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KING) 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution requesting that the United States 1 5 Congress create a standard nationwide time for poll 1 6 closings in general and congressional elections. 1 7 WHEREAS, fairness and equality among the states would be 1 8 served by providing for a uniform allotment of time in which 1 9 to poll voters; and 1 10 WHEREAS, voter participation would be promoted by the 1 11 casting of all ballots before the local and national media 1 12 announce the projected result of elections; and 1 13 WHEREAS, voters residing in states with multiple time zones 1 14 face the prospect of hearing media projections of presumed 1 15 winners before casting a ballot; and 1 16 WHEREAS, those media projections may ultimately be found to 1 17 be in error; NOW THEREFORE, 1 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 19 CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly urges the Congress 1 20 of the United States to promote equality in voting among the 1 21 states and protect voters from premature and possibly 1 22 erroneous election result projections; and 1 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa General Assembly 1 24 urges the Congress of the United States to enact legislation 1 25 to standardize poll closing times; and 1 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be 1 27 forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the 1 28 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and 1 29 members of Iowa's congressional delegation. 1 30 LSB 2199SC 79 1 31 ta/cf/24
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