{"identifier":"/us/usc/t2/s392","title":2,"num":"\u00a7\u202f392.","heading":"Record","text":"\u00a7\u202f392.\nRecord\n(a)\nHearing on papers, depositions, and exhibits\nContested election cases shall be heard by the committee on the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. Such papers, depositions, and exhibits shall constitute the record of the case.\n(b)\nAppendix to contestant\u2019s brief\nContestant shall print as an appendix to his brief those portions of the record which he desires the committee to consider in order to decide the case and such other portions of the record as may be prescribed by the rules of the committee.\n(c)\nAppendix to contestee\u2019s brief\nContestee shall print as an appendix to his brief those portions of the record not printed by contestant which contestee desires the committee to consider in order to decide the case.\n(d)\nContestant\u2019s brief; service on contestee\nWithin forty-five days after the time for both parties to take testimony has expired, contestant shall serve on contestee his printed brief of the facts and authorities relied on to establish his case together with his appendix.\n(e)\nContestee\u2019s brief; service on contestant\nWithin thirty days of service of contestant\u2019s brief and appendix, contestee shall serve on contestant his printed brief of the facts and authorities relied on to establish his case together with his appendix.\n(f)\nReply brief of contestant\nWithin ten days after service of contestee\u2019s brief and appendix, contestant may serve on contestee a printed reply brief.\n(g)\nForm of briefs; number of copies served and filed\nThe form and length of the briefs, the form of the appendixes, and the number of copies to be served and filed shall be in accordance with such rules as the committee may prescribe.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t2/s392.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s392","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f392."},{"t":"heading","text":"Record"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s392/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Hearing on papers, depositions, and exhibits"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Contested election cases shall be heard by the committee on the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. 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