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HR 529 · in committee · significant

RACE Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires states to finish counting ballots by 10 p.m. on election day and certify results within 48 hours.
  • This applies to all federal elections and affects state election officials and voters.
  • The bill sets hard deadlines with exceptions only for emergencies or technical failures.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would states with larger populations or more polling places meet the 10 p.m. ballot-counting deadline, and what counts as a qualifying emergency or technical failure?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between the speed requirements in this bill and the accuracy and security of election result certification?

  3. 03

    Which states currently struggle to meet these timelines, and what resources or changes would they need to comply?

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Sponsor · R-TX-11

August Pfluger

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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