Title 3 — The President
Chapter 1 — Presidential Elections and Vacancies
§ 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate
Statutory text
When, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, no certificates of votes from any State shall have been received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in December, the President of the Senate or, if the President of the Senate be absent from the seat of government, the Archivist of the United States shall send a special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate of votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that certificate by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
The President
Pub. L. 80–644 · 62 Stat. 672
Enacted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(e)(1) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Sections 6 and 11 through 13 of title 3, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services” and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States,” and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. P title I § 108(b) · 136 Stat. 4459
Inserted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When”
Substituted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “in December,” for “in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,”
Substituted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “or, if the President of the Senate be absent” for “or, if he be absent”
Substituted · 3 U.S.C. § 13
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “that certificate” for “that list”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When” and substituted “in December,” for “in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,”, “or, if the President of the Senate be absent” for “or, if he be absent”, and “that certificate” for “that list”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
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5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1951–2022 · 3 rounds
2022
Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When” and substituted “in December,” for “in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,”, “or, if the President of the Senate be absent” for “or, if he be absent”, and “that certificate” for “that list”.
1984
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.
1951
Act , substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective , see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Credits
1948–2022 · 4 acts
- 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674
- 1951Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 9, 65 Stat. 712
- 1984Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), , 98 Stat. 2291
- 2022Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(b), , 136 Stat. 5237.
Show as published
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 9, 65 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), , 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(b), , 136 Stat. 5237.)