CHAPTER 1—PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES (§§ 1—21)
- § 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