,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaei  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #bi1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4
 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1    
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,carson 
of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,rush1    
,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 and ,ms4
 ,speier7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,calling upon all         
candidates for ,federal office to       
respect the ,american tradition of the  
peaceful transfer of power and reject   
any efforts to prevent people from      
exercising their right to vote4         
,whereas the #aeth ,amendment guarantees
 the right to vote shall not be denied  
on account of race or color2 ,whereas   
the #aith ,amendment guarantees the     
right to vote shall not be denied on    
account of sex2 ,whereas1 in #aifd1 the 

,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
held that ,the right to vote freely for 
the candidate of one's choice is of the 
essence of a democratic society1 and any
 restrictions on that right strike at   
the heart of representative government42
 ,whereas the #bjth ,amendment states   
that the term of the ,president ends at 
noon on the #bjth day of ,january2      
,whereas since ,george ,washington left 
office in #agig1 every transfer between 
,presidential administrations has been  
peaceful2 ,whereas the #ahgf1 #ahhh1    
#bjjj1 and #bjaf elections featured the 
winner of the popular vote losing the   
electoral college1 but still resulted in
 a peaceful transfer of power2 ,whereas1
 on ,september #bc1 #bjbj1 in response  
to the question ,win1 lose1 or draw in  
this election1 will you commit here1    
today1 for a peaceful transferal of     
power after the election8 ,president    
,trump responded ,well1 we're going to  
have to see what happens4 ,you know     
that4 ,i've been complaining very       

strongly about the ballots4 ,and the    
ballots are a disaster42 and ,whereas   
when given the opportunity to clarify   
his statement1 ,president ,trump stated 
that ,we want to have--get rid of the   
ballots and you'll have a very          
trans--we'll have a very peaceful--there
 won't be a transfer1 frankly2 there'll 
be a continuation4 ,the ballots are out 
of control4 ,you know it43 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 calls upon all  
candidates for ,federal office to       
respect the ,american tradition of the  
peaceful transfer of power2 and  7#b7   
firmly rejects any effort to get rid of 
the ballots or in any way prevent people
 from exercising their right to vote4