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,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,c>ey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to     
confirm ! requirem5t t ,/ates all[      
access to designat$ congressional       
election obs]v]s to obs]ve ! election   
adm9i/ration proc$ures 9 elections =    
,f$]al (fice4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,confirmation ,( ,congressional       
,obs]v] ,access ,act ( #bjbc or !       
,,cocoa ,act ( #bjbc4  7b7 ,f9d+s relat+
 to ,congressional election obs]v]s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,con/itution delegates to ea* ( ,h\se ( 
! ,congress ! au?ority to be ! ,judge ( 
! ,elections1 ,returns & ,qualifications
 ( its own ,memb]s4  7#b7 ,:ile1 9      
g5]al1 ,congress %all respect !         
det]m9ation ( ,/ate au?orities ) respect
 to ! election ( memb]s to ea* ,h\se1   

ea* ,h\se ( ,congress s]ves z ! f9al    
arbit] ov] any conte/ to ! seat+ ( any  
putative ,memb]-elect or ,s5ator-elect4 
7#c7 ,^! election conte/ proc$ures are  
conta9$ 9 ! prec$5ts ( ea* ,h\se (      
,congress4 ,fur!r1 = ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives ! proc$ures exi/ "u !   
,f$]al ,conte/$ ,elections ,act4  7#d7  
,9 ! po/-,civil ,w> mod]n era1 m ?an    
#ajj election conte/s h be5 fil$ ) !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,=       
decades1 ,congress has appo9t$ & s5t out
 (ficial congressional obs]v]s to wat* !
 adm9i/ration ( congressional elections 
9 ! ,/ates & t]ritories4  7#f7 ,^!      
obs]v]s s]ve to p]mit ,congress to      
develop its own factual record 9        
prep>ation = ev5tual conte/s & = o!r    
reasons4  7#g7 ,?is section & ! am5dm5ts
 made by ?is section d n e/abli% any new
 au?orities or proc$ures b are provid$  
simply to p]mit a conv5i5t /atutory     
ref]5ce = exi/+ ,congressional au?ority 
& activity4  #b4 ,confirm+ access =     
congressional election obs]v]s  7a7     

,confirm+ requirem5t t ,/ates provide   
access ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help ,am]ica   
,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha
 et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+
 sections #cjd & #cje z sections #cje & 
#cjf2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section    
#cjc ! foll[+ new section3  #cjd4       
,confirm+ access = ,congressional       
election obs]v]s  7a7 ,f9d+ (           
,con/itutional au?ority ,congress f9ds t
 x has ! au?ority to require t ,/ates   
all[ access to designat$ ,congressional 
election obs]v]s to obs]ve ! election   
adm9i/ration proc$ures 9 an election =  
,f$]al (fice because ! au?ority grant$  
to ,congress "u article ,i1 section #e (
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates gives 
ea* ,h\se ( ,congress ! p[] to be !     
judge ( ! elections1 returns &          
qualifications ( its own ,memb]s4  7b7  
,requir+ ,/ates ,to provide access ,a   
,/ate %all provide ea* individual :o is 
a designat$ ,congressional election     
obs]v] = an election ) full access to   
cle>ly obs]ve all ( ! elem5ts ( !       

adm9i/ration proc$ures ) respect to su* 
election1 includ+ b n limit$ to 9 all   
areas ( poll+ places & o!r facilities   
:]e ballots 9 ! election are process$1  
tabulat$1 ca/1 canvass$1 & c]tifi$1 9   
all areas :]e vot] regi/ration          
activities occur be=e su* election1 & 9 
any o!r su* place :]e election          
adm9i/ration proc$ures to prep>e = !    
election or c>ry out any po/-election   
rec\nts take place4 ,no designat$       
,congressional election obs]v] may h&le 
ballots1 elections equipm5t 7vot+ or    
non-vot+71 advocate = a position or     
c&idate1 take any action to r$uce ballot
 secrecy1 or o!rwise int]f]e ) !        
elections adm9i/ration process4  7c7    
,designat$ ,congressional election      
obs]v] describ$ ,9 ?is section1 a       
designat$ ,congressional election obs]v]
 is an individual :o is designat$ 9     
writ+ by ! *air or rank+ m9ority memb] (
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,committee
 on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate1  

or ! successor committee 9 ei!r ,h\se ( 
,congress to ga!r in=mation ) respect to
 an election1 includ+ 9 ! ev5t t !      
election is conte/$ 9 ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate & = o!r     
purposes p]mitt$ by article #a1 section 
#e ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to        
en=cem5t ,section #dja ( su* ,act 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ &   
#cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjd4  7c7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (   
su* ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ !
 items relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z 
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#cjc ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,confirm+   
access = ,congressional election        
obs]v]s4  4