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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1076 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United States 

Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2020 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, 

Mr. KILMER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 

JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CRIST, Ms. BASS, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 

YARMUTH, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CORREA, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. MENG, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

WELCH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CISNEROS, 

Mrs. LURIA, Ms. WILD, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. PRESSLEY) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House 

Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 

United States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020. 

Whereas, on July 30, 2020, President Trump suggested delaying the date of the United States Presidential election 

when he tweeted: ‘‘With Universal Mail-In Voting (not 

Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most 


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INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. 

It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the 

Election until people can properly, securely and safely 

vote???’’; 

Whereas according to section 1 of title 3, United States Code, 

‘‘The electors of President and Vice President shall be 

appointed, in each State, on the Tuesday next after the 

first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President’’; 

Whereas, in November 2020, the Tuesday after the first 

Monday is November 3d; 

Whereas the Presidential election has always been held on the 

Tuesday following the first Monday in November, for a 

total of 43 times, since 1845; 

Whereas the Presidential election has never been moved, even 

during times of crisis such as world war, economic depression, and civil unrest; 

Whereas article II, section 1, clause 4 of the Constitution empowers only Congress with the authority to change this 

date, a power that does not extend to the Executive Office of the President; 

Whereas both Republican and Democratic Members of Congress have expressed opposition to changing the date of 

the 2020 Presidential election; 

Whereas mail-in voting is a secure method of casting a vote 

and participating in the electoral process; and 

Whereas States count all cast ballots, whether mailed in absentee or cast in person: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes that the United States of Amer2 ica, as a democracy, shall hold elections as constitu3 tionally mandated and legally authorized; 

4 (2) confirms that the 2020 Presidential election 

5 shall be held on November 3, 2020; and 

6 (3) strongly condemns any and all efforts by in7 dividuals in positions of power, including public offi8 cials and the media, to intentionally weaken Amer9 ican democratic institutions. 

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