Title 3 of the United States Code
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Title 3 of the United States Code outlines the role of the President of the United States
in the United States Code
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s for President every four years, and vacancies.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
in the United States Code
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
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Chapter 1—Presidential Elections and Vacancies
This chapter deals with electionElection
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
s for President every four years, and vacancies.
- § 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 StatesArchivist of the United StatesThe Archivist of the United States is the chief official overseeing the operation of the National Archives and Records Administration. The first Archivist, R.D.W. Connor, began serving in 1934, when the National Archives was established as an independent federal agency by Congress...
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 SenatePresident of the SenateThe President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies.The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line...
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 meetingJoint session of the United States CongressJoint sessions of the United States Congress are the gatherings together of both houses of the United States Congress...
- § 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
- Office and Compensation of President: Protection of the President; United States Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
Uniformed Division: Delegation of Functions: Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices
External links
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