Search Results: keywords:"electoral process"

  • S. RES. 780 — Recognizing August 1, 2024, as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:152

    S. RES. 780 designates August 1, 2024, as "National Poll Worker Recruitment Day." This resolution acknowledges the important role of poll workers in the electoral process and expresses gratitude for their service. It also encourages eligible individuals to volunteer as poll...

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    S. RES. 780 wants to make August 1, 2024, a special day called "National Poll Worker Recruitment Day" to say thank you to people who help with voting and to ask more people to volunteer to help out when it's time for Americans to vote.

  • S. 5048 — To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for the offices of Senator and Representative in Congress, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,410

    The bill, S. 5048, known as the “Ranked Choice Voting Act,” proposes to introduce ranked choice voting in federal elections for U.S. Senators and Representatives. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference; if no candidate receives a majority of first-choice...

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    The "Ranked Choice Voting Act" wants people to vote for their favorite candidates by ranking them, and this new way could make counting votes fairer without needing extra elections. But it might cost a lot of money for states to change their voting systems, and there’s no clear plan on how to make sure all states get enough money to do this properly.

  • H. RES. 1459 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:119

    H. RES. 1459 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' opinion that states should rethink using ranked choice voting systems. The resolution outlines concerns that ranked choice voting complicates elections, can disenfranchise voters, and requires expensive...

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    The House of Representatives thinks that some states should think twice about using a voting method called ranked choice voting, because it might make voting harder, cost more money, and not be as fair. They want states to look into it more carefully, but they didn't give exact reasons or steps on how to do that.