Counting Electoral Votes : An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Administrative law.

Presidents--Election.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines procedures followed by a joint session of Congress to open, certify, and count the electoral votes in Presidential elections, and to declare the official results of the election for President and Vice President. Reviews actions leading up to the joint session, procedures for conducting the joint session, and procedures for considering objections to the counting of one or more electoral votes.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Counting Electoral Votes

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