,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 
,m5efee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4   
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4
 ,beatty1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ,/ates to hold     
special elections to fill vacancies 9 ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] a vacancy occurs 9 ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,special ,election ,timel9ess ,act or ! 
,,set ,act4  #b4 ,requir+ special       
elections to be held to fill vacancies 9
 ,h\se  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bf7;a7 ( 
! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #h7;a77 is am5d$ to read z   
foll[s3  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,special    
election to fill vacancy ,except z      
provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 & subject to ! 
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! "t =    
hold+ elections 9 any ,/ate1 ,di/rict1  

or ,t]ritory = a ,repres5tative or      
,delegate to fill a vacancy1 :e!r su*   
vacancy is caus$ by a failure to elect  
at ! "t prescrib$ by law1 or by ! dea?1 
resignation1 or incapacity ( a p]son    
elect$1 may be prescrib$ by ! laws ( !  
sev]al ,/ates & ,t]ritories             
respectively4  7#b7 ,deadl9e = special  
election ,a special election to fill a  
vacancy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all occur n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ! vacancy
 occurs1 unless a regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al 
election = ! (fice involv$ is to be held
 at any "t dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod :i*   
beg9s on ! date ! vacancy occurs4  7#c7 
,civil en=cem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a civil action 
aga9/ ! *ief executive ( ! ,/ate conc]n$
 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt = su*    
decl>atory or injunctive relief z is    
necess>y to c>ry out ?is subsection4    
7,b7 ,private "r ( action ,a p]son :o is
 aggriev$ by a violation ( ?is          
subsection1 includ+ ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives or ! ,m9ority ,lead] (

 ! ,h\se1 may br+ a civil action aga9/ !
 *ief executive ( ! ,/ate conc]n$ 9 an  
appropriate di/rict c\rt = su*          
decl>atory or injunctive relief z may be
 necess>y to c>ry out ?is subsection4   
7#d7 ,special election def9$ ,= purposes
 ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m special        
election means an election = purposes ( 
elect+ a c&idate to fill a vacancy      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & does n       
include an election = purposes ( nom9at+
 c&idates to fill su* a vacancy4  4