Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§1a Election to Be Certified by Governor
Title 2 › CHAPTER 1 — ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES › § 1a
Summary
Top state official must certify a senator's election, sealed, to the U.S. Senate President.
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Title 2, §1a
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It shall be the duty of the executive of the State from which any Senator has been chosen to certify his election, under the seal of the State, to the President of the Senate of the United States.
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Codification R.S. § 18 derived from act July 25, 1866, ch. 245, § 3, 14 Stat. 244.
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2 U.S.C. § 1a
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102