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- >From: ihnp4!mecc!sewilco (Scot E. Wilcoxon)
- Date: Sat Feb 1 15:52:38 1986
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- U.S. Congress is concerned about election projections affecting
- the results of some elections. One of the people working on
- legislation to close polls at the same time across the
- nation was being interviews on NPR this week.
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- Because of the four-hour time zone difference across the continent,
- the current proposal includes extending Daylight Savings Time
- only in the west and only during (Presidential?) election years.
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- This proposal highlights the need for a very flexible time algorithm.
- Before this, I certainly hadn't thought of election year as a
- factor to consider.
-
- (Observations about computerized forecasting affecting computerized
- time probably belong in another group.)
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- Scot E. Wilcoxon Minn. Ed. Comp. Corp. quest!mecc!sewilco
- 45 03 N / 93 15 W (612)481-3507 {ihnp4,mgnetp}!dicomed!mecc!sewilco
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- Volume-Number: Volume 5, Number 27
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