§ 1. — Time of appointing electors.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC1]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 1--PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sec. 1. Time of appointing electors
The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in
each State, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in
every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice
President.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672.)
Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104-331, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4053, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 401, 402, 411 to 417, 421, 425, 431,
435, 451 to 456, and 471 of this title and sections 1296, 1413, and 3901
to 3908 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending sections
1346 and 2402 of Title 28, repealing section 1219 of Title 2, The
Congress, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 401 of
this title, section 1219 of Title 2, and section 1296 of Title 28] may
be cited as the `Presidential and Executive Office Accountability
Act'.''
Short Title of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100-398, Sec. 1, Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 985, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 3345, 3348, and 5723 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, and enacting and amending
provisions set out as notes under section 102 of this title] may be
cited as the `Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act'.''
Constitutional Provisions
Time of choosing electors, see Const. Art. 2, Sec. 1, cl. 3.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 18 sections 871, 1751.
