Title 3 of the United States Code

Title 3 of the United States Code outlines the role of the President of the United States in the United States Code.^[1]

Chapter 1—Presidential Elections and Vacancies

This chapter deals with elections for President every four years, and vacancies.

1. § 1. Time of appointing electors
2. § 2. Failure to make choice on prescribed day
3. § 3. Number of electors
4. § 4. Vacancies in electoral college
5. § 5. Determination of controversy as to appointment of electors
6. § 6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress; public inspection
7. § 7. Meeting and vote of electors
8. § 8. Manner of voting
9. § 9. Certificates of votes for President and Vice President
10. § 10. Sealing and endorsing certificates
11. § 11. Disposition of certificates
12. § 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States; demand on State for certificate
13. § 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate
14. § 14. Forfeiture for messenger’s neglect of duty
15. § 15. Counting electoral votes in Congress
16. § 16. Same; seats for officers and Members of two Houses in joint meeting
17. § 17. Same; limit of debate in each House
18. § 18. Same; parliamentary procedure at joint meeting
19. § 19. Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act
20. § 20. Resignation or refusal of office
21. § 21. Definitions

Chapters 2-5

• Chapter 2: Office and Compensation of President
• Chapter 3: Protection of the President; United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
• Chapter 4: Delegation of Functions
• Chapter 5: Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices

References

1. "United States Code". Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

External links

• U.S. Code Title 3, via United States Government Printing Office
• Code Title 3, via Cornell University