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Title 2 › Chapter 12— CONTESTED ELECTIONS › § 392
Summary
The committee decides contested election cases using only the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. The challenger must include an appendix of the record parts he wants considered; the defender must include any parts the challenger did not print. The challenger must serve his printed brief and appendix within 45 days after testimony ends; the defender has 30 days to serve his brief and appendix; the challenger may reply in 10 days. The committee sets the required format, length, and number of copies.
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Title 2, §392
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(a)Contested election cases shall be heard by the committee on the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. Such papers, depositions, and exhibits shall constitute the record of the case.
(b)Contestant shall print as an appendix to his brief those portions of the record which he desires the committee to consider in order to decide the case and such other portions of the record as may be prescribed by the rules of the committee.
(c)Contestee shall print as an appendix to his brief those portions of the record not printed by contestant which contestee desires the committee to consider in order to decide the case.
(d)Within forty-five days after the time for both parties to take testimony has expired, contestant shall serve on contestee his printed brief of the facts and authorities relied on to establish his case together with his appendix.
(e)Within thirty days of service of contestant’s brief and appendix, contestee shall serve on contestant his printed brief of the facts and authorities relied on to establish his case together with his appendix.
(f)Within ten days after service of contestee’s brief and appendix, contestant may serve on contestee a printed reply brief.
(g)The form and length of the briefs, the form of the appendixes, and the number of copies to be served and filed shall be in accordance with such rules as the committee may prescribe.
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Effective Date
Section applicable with respect to any general or special election for Representative in, or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States occurring after Dec. 5, 1969, see section 19 of Pub. L. 91–138, set out as a note under section 381 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 392
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Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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