Procedures for Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Elections.

United States. Congress.

Elections.

Jurisdiction.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews procedures for contested election cases in the House of Representatives, in which there is a challenge to the seating of a Member-elect. Covers procedures under the Federal Contested Election Act and Committee on House Administration jurisdiction, including procedures for ordering a ballot recount. Describes application of State law and court decisions to Committee actions, and identifies remedies available to the Committee during its investigations.

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Procedures for Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives

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