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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.

  1. 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. 674

  2. National 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.

  3. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023

    Pub. L. 117–328 div. P title I § 108(b) · 136 Stat. 4459

    1. Inserted · 3 U.S.C. § 13

      Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When”

    2. 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,”

    3. 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”

    4. 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
    Sec. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should Fee. a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.

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
  1. 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674
  2. 1951Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 9, 65 Stat. 712
  3. 1984Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), , 98 Stat. 2291
  4. 2022Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(b), , 136 Stat. 5237.
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(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.)

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