Uninterrupted Elections Act

Bill: 113-hr-775
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-15
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Federal district courts

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Judicial procedure and administration

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Uninterrupted Elections Act - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt an election and registration official, if named as a prospective juror under a random jury selection plan, from starting service as a juror during any election period (the period beginning 60 days before and ending 30 days after an election with respect to which the official has specified election duties). </p> <p>Defines "election or registration official" as an appointed or elected local election administrator, or a permanent full-time employee of such an administrator, whose duties include the registration of voters or the administration of elections.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2013 Mr. Griffith of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Hurt , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Wolf , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to exempt election officials from Federal jury service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uninterrupted Elections Act . 2. Exemption of election officials from Federal jury duty Section 1863 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) Each plan under this section shall provide that a election or registration official, if named as a prospective juror, is exempt from starting service as a juror during any election period. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term election or registration official means an appointed or elected local election administrator, or a permanent full-time employee of such an administrator, whose duties include the registration of voters or the administration of elections; and (B) the term election period means the period beginning 60 days before and ending 30 days after an election with respect to which the election or registration official has any of the duties described in subparagraph (A). .