H.R. 4412 (96th): Sample Ballot Card Information Act of 1979

Introduced:
Jun 11, 1979 (96th Congress, 1979–1980)
Sponsor:
Rep. Edward Stack [D-FL12]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

(About Ads | Go Ad-Free for $5)
Status

This bill was introduced on June 11, 1979, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 11, 1979
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House House Administration

The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee stage.

Full Title

A bill to authorize the distribution of Sample Ballot Card Information and Voter Instructional material, to establish procedures and methods for the distribution of elector and candidate information, and for other purposes.

Summary

No summaries available.

Text

Text not yet available.

Primary Source

View on THOMAS (The Library of Congress)

GovTrack gets most information from THOMAS, which is updated generally one day after events occur. Activity since the last update may not be reflected here.

Citation

Click a format for a citation suggestion:

GovTrack’s Bill Summary

We don’t have a summary available yet.

Library of Congress Summary

The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.

6/11/1979--Introduced.
Sample Ballot Card Information Act of 1979 -
Title I - Sample Ballot Card Information
Directs the United States Postal Service to furnish facilities, equipment, manpower, and access to the United States mails to the several States and all political subdivisions, at no costs, for the mailing and delivery of sample ballots and sample ballot information which depict the names, political affiliations, and other information of qualified candidates for office in the same form as shall appear at a polling place, in addition to descriptive instructions as to the manner of casting the said ballots at the polling place. Requires the duly authorized election officials of the several States and their political subdivisions to deliver to the Postal Service, no less than five nor more than ten days prior to a general election, sample ballots and ballot card information. Declares that the cost and expense of preparation of sample ballots and sample ballot card information shall be borne by the respective States or political subdivisions. Declares that violations of this Act shall be monitored by the Federal Elections Commission and punishment shall be provided by Federal law. Provides that any aggrieved candidate or elector shall have the right to enforce the provisions of this Act in the United States district court.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No summary available.

House Democratic Caucus Summary

The House Democratic Caucus does not provide summaries of bills.

So, yes, we display the House Republican Conference’s summaries when available even if we do not have a Democratic summary available. That’s because we feel it is better to give you as much information as possible, even if we cannot provide every viewpoint.

We’ll be looking for a source of summaries from the other side in the meanwhile.