Electoral Count Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Title_3_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkb:second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump
gptkbp:addresses Disputes over electoral votes
gptkbp:amended_by H. R. 1 (2021)
gptkbp:applies_to Presidential elections
gptkbp:effective_date 1887
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established Procedures for Congress to follow during electoral vote counting
gptkbp:has_part Section 1 to Section 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electoral Count Act
gptkbp:influenced_by Election disputes
gptkbp:is_cited_in Bush v. Gore (2000)
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. election law
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkbp:provides Contingent elections
gptkbp:purpose Regulate the counting of electoral votes
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:election
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:None
gptkbp:requires States to certify electoral votes