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,ama% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
,/ates to impose ! same ballot access   
rules on all c&idates 9 a g5]al         
congressional election held 9 ! ,/ate   
)\t reg>d to :e!r or n ! c&idates are   
nom9ees ( a political p>ty1 & to require
 ,/ates to use a ballot = a g5]al       
congressional election t requires a     
specific vote = a c&idate = ! (fice     
involv$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,ballot ,fairness ,act4  #b4
 ,ballot fairness requirem5ts = g5]al   
congressional elections  7a7 ,requir+   
equival5t ballot access rules = all     
c&idates 9 g5]al election ,a ,/ate %all 
impose ! same requirem5ts = appe>+ on ! 
ballot 9 a g5]al congressional election 
held 9 ! ,/ate on all c&idates 9 !      
election1 )\t reg>d to :e!r or n a      
c&idate is ! nom9ee ( a political p>ty4 

7b7 ,requir+ use ( ballots t require    
specific votes = c&idate ,= ! election (
 a c&idate 9 a g5]al congressional      
election held 9 a ,/ate1 ! ,/ate %all   
use a ballot t requires a specific vote 
= t c&idate = ! (fice involv$ & t does n
 p]mit ! ca/+ ( a s+le vote = all       
c&idates ( ! same political p>ty =      
multiple elections4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3    
7#a7 ,! t]m g5]al congressional election
 means a g5]al election = ! (fice (     
,s5ator or ,repres5tative 91 or         
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to1 !
 ,congress4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea*
 ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7d7         
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 
) respect to ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al    
congressional election held 9 ,novemb]  
#bjbj & ea* succe$+ g5]al congressional 
election4