2016 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 1 - Election of Senators and Representatives
Sec. 9 - Voting for Representatives

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 9 (2016)
Section Name §9. Voting for Representatives
Section Text

All votes for Representatives in Congress must be by written or printed ballot, or voting machine the use of which has been duly authorized by the State law; and all votes received or recorded contrary to this section shall be of no effect.

Source Credit

(R.S. §27; Feb. 14, 1899, ch. 154, 30 Stat. 836.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §27 derived from acts Feb. 28, 1871, ch. 99, §19, 16 Stat. 440, and May 30, 1872, ch. 239, 17 Stat. 192.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 1 - ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 9 - Voting for Representatives
Contains section 9
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 16 Stat. 440
17 Stat. 192
30 Stat. 836
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