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U.S. Code as of:
01/3/05
Section 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States; demand on State for certificate
When no certificate of vote and list mentioned in sections 9 and
11 of this title from any State shall have been received by the
President of the Senate or by the Archivist of the United States by
the fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors
shall have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be
absent from the seat of government, the Archivist of the United
States shall request, by the most expeditious method available, the
secretary of state of the State to send up the certificate and list
lodged with him by the electors of such State; and it shall be his
duty upon receipt of such request immediately to transmit same by
registered mail to the President of the Senate at the seat of
government.
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