Rep. Bob Ney introduces bill to never change election dates

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Rep. Bob Ney introduces bill to never change election dates

This has just been introduced, I will let you know more as I find out.

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, announced today that he will introduce a House resolution tomorrow expressing the Sense of the House that our national elections will never be postponed in the face of terrorist threats or attacks, nor will any individual or agency be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election. More than 65 House Members have already signed on to be original co-sponsors to Chairman Ney’s resolution.

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Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.

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H. CON. RES. 474

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 2004

Mr. Smith of Michigan submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections.

Whereas Election Assistance Commission Chairman DeForest Soaries has proposed a policy for allowing the alteration of the schedule for Federal elections in the event of an unspecified emergency;

Whereas the United States has never postponed or delayed a Federal election for any reason, even during the Civil War;

Whereas Condoleeza Rice, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, has stated that the Administration has no intention of altering the schedule for Federal elections and expects the elections to occur as scheduled;

Whereas the American people have a longstanding and legitimate expectation that regularly scheduled Federal elections will continue to be held in accordance with Federal law; and

Whereas keeping the schedule for Federal elections is necessary to maintain confidence in the legitimacy of the Presidency and Congress both in the United States and around the world: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—

(1) the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections; and

(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security should not act on the proposal submitted by Election Assistance Commission Chairman DeForest Soaries.