"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