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Code · U.S. Code · Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT · CHAPTER 1— PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES · § 1

§ 1. Time of appointing electors

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The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on election day, in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day.
(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5233.)
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  • 136 Stat. 5233
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 644
  • 62 Stat. 672
  • 136 Stat. 5241
  • 134 Stat. 138
  • Pub. L. 111–283, § 1
  • 124 Stat. 3045
  • Pub. L. 104–331, § 1(a)
  • 110 Stat. 4053
  • Pub. L. 100–398, § 1
  • 102 Stat. 985
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