2017 US Code
Title 3 - The President
Chapter 1 - Presidential Elections and Vacancies
Sec. 3 - Number of electors

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Citation 3 U.S.C. § 3 (2017)
Section Name ยง3. Number of electors
Section Text

The number of electors shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives to which the several States are by law entitled at the time when the President and Vice President to be chosen come into office; except, that where no apportionment of Representatives has been made after any enumeration, at the time of choosing electors, the number of electors shall be according to the then existing apportionment of Senators and Representatives.

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(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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. 3 - Number of electors
Contains section 3
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 62 Stat. 672
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