"A Western Solution to a National Problem" letter to congressional colleague on problem of early release of presidential election results

Title

"A Western Solution to a National Problem" letter to congressional colleague on problem of early release of presidential election results

Description

A letter from US Congressman Les AuCoin to a congressional colleague titled "A Western Solution to a National Problem," dated April 1, 1981. In his letter, AuCoin advocated for legislation that would allow states to choose for themselves when to open polls, count ballots, and disclose local results, with all polls closing no later than 11 p.m. EST and prohibiting the release of election results of presidential elections until all polls were closed. As he noted, this legislation was notably written following the 1980 presidential election, when Jimmy Carter conceded the election before polls closed on the West Coast.
This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

April 1, 1981

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Elections--United States--Law and legislation.

Place

United States

Identifier

PUA_MS147_479

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text

Collection