CHAPTER 1 — Presidential Elections and Vacancies
22 sections.
- § 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 — Repealed.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 — Repealed.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