CHAPTER 1— PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sections
- § 1 Time of appointing electors
- § 2 Failure to make choice on prescribed day
- § 3 Number of electors
- § 4 Vacancies in electoral college
- § 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
- § 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 Disposition of certificates
- § 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 Forfeiture for messenger’s neglect of duty
- § 15 Counting electoral votes in Congress
- § 16 Same; seats for officers and Members of two Houses in joint meeting
- § 17 Same; limit of debate in each House
- § 18 Same; parliamentary procedure at joint meeting
- § 19 Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act
- § 20 Resignation or refusal of office
- § 21 Definitions