- § 1. Time of appointing electors
- [§ 2. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5233]
- § 3. Number of electors
- § 4. Vacancies in electoral college
- § 5. Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors
- § 6. Duties of Archivist
- § 7. Meeting and vote of electors
- § 8. Manner of voting
- § 9. Certificates of votes for President and Vice President
- § 10. Sealing and endorsing certificates
- § 11. Transmission of certificates by electors
- § 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States; demand on State for certificate
- § 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate
- [§ 14. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(c)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5237]
- § 15. Counting electoral votes in Congress
- § 16. Same; seats for officers and Members of two Houses in joint session
- § 17. Same; limit of debate in each House
- § 18. Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
- § 19. Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act
- § 20. Resignation or refusal of office
- § 21. Definitions
- § 22. Severability
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–328, div. P. title I, §§ 102(c), 104(c)(2), 105(b), 107(b), 108(c)(2), 109(b), 110(c)(3), 111(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5234, 5236, 5237, 5240, 5241, added items 1, 5, 6, 11, 15, and 22, substituted “session” for “meeting” in items 16 and 18, and struck out former items 1 “Time of appointing electors”, 5 “Determination of controversy as to appointment of electors”, 6 “Credentials of electors; transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress; public inspection”, 11 “Disposition of certificates”, 14 “Forfeiture for messenger’s neglect of duty”, and 15 “Counting electoral votes in Congress”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(3), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2292, substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in items 6 and 12.
1961—Pub. L. 87–389, § 2(b), Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 820, added item 21.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 5, 65 Stat. 711, substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State” in items 6 and 12.