§ 11. — Disposition of certificates.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 3USC11]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 1--PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sec. 11. Disposition of certificates
The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and
the lists attached thereto in the following manner:
First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the
same to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.
Second. Two of the same shall be delivered to the secretary of state
of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the
President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by him for one year
and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be
open to public inspection.
Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail
two of such certificates and lists to the Archivist of the United States
at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the
order of the President of the Senate. The other shall be preserved by
the Archivist of the United States for one year and shall be a part of
the public records of his office and shall be open to public inspection.
Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and
lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the electors
shall have assembled.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 7,
65 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Sec. 107(e)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98
Stat. 2291.)
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``Archivist of the United States''
for ``Administrator of General Services'' two places in par. ``Third''.
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted ``Administrator of General
Services'' for ``Secretary of State'' two places in par. ``Third''.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 12 of this title.
