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  • /us/const/preamble
    Preamble

    Preamble Preamble

United States Code
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  • Title 31, Money and Finance. Constitutional Provisions Apportionment of Representatives among the several States, see Const. Art. I, § 2, cl. 3, and Amend. XIV, § 2. Temporary Increase in Membership Representation of States

  • /usc/title-17/section-301
    Preemption with respect to other laws

    Enactment of section 301 would also implement the “limited times” provision of the Constitution [Const. Art. I, § 8, cl. 8], which has become distorted under the traditional concept of “publication.” Common

  • /usc/title-2/section-7
    Time of election

    terms of their successors shall then begin.” Time for election of Representatives, see Const

  • present statutory language is substantially the same as the empowering language of the Constitution [Const. Art. I, § 8, cl. 8], a recurring question has been whether the statutory and the constitutional provisions

  • /usc/title-3/section-7
    Meeting and vote of electors

    legislature of such State shall direct”. Constitutional Provisions Day of voting by electors, see Const. Art. II, § 1, cl. 3. Voting by electors, see Const. Amend

  • /usc/title-2/section-1
    Time for election of Senators

    terms of their successors shall then begin.” Time for election of Senators, see Const. Art. I, § 4, cl. 1. Vacancies in the Senate, see Const. Amend. XVII

  • /usc/title-3/section-1
    Time of appointing electors

    cited as the ‘Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act’.” Constitutional Provisions Time of choosing electors, see Const

  • /usc/title-2/section-8
    Vacancies

    (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the

  • /usc/title-48/section-611-to-620
    Omitted

    repealed by act Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029 . See Const. Amend. 19. Section 619, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 63 , 31 Stat. 152 , prevented from voting

  • (a) The Secretary shall, in the year 1980 and every

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