2016 US Code
Title 3 - The President
Chapter 1 - Presidential Elections and Vacancies
Sec. 7 - Meeting and vote of electors

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Citation 3 U.S.C. § 7 (2016)
Section Name §7. Meeting and vote of electors
Section Text

The electors of President and Vice President of each State shall meet and give their votes on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment at such place in each State as the legislature of such State shall direct.

Source Credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673.)

Editorial Notes CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Day of voting by electors, see Const. Art. II, §1, cl. 3.

Voting by electors, see Const. Amend. XII.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 1 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sec. 7 - Meeting and vote of electors
Contains section 7
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 62 Stat. 673
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