3 U.S.C. § 7

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[Amended former section 202 of this title].
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: James Carson v. Steve Simon, 978 F.3d 1051 (8th Cir. 2020).
James Carson v. Steve Simon, 978 F.3d 1051 (8th Cir. 2020). “Once selected, the presidential electors meet “on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December,” 3 U.S.C. § 7 , which this year falls on December 14.”
United States v. Larry Brock, 94 F.4th 39 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “3 U.S.C. § 7 ; see U.S. CONST. Art. II., § 1, cl.”
Muhammad Abdurrahman v. Mark Dayton, 903 F.3d 813 (8th Cir. 2018). “3 U.S.C. § 7 ; Minn. Stat. § 208.06 . Contrary to his pledge, Abdurrahman attempted to cast his ballot for Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard for President and Vice President.”
Lowe v. Treen, 393 So. 2d 459 (La. Ct. App. 1981). “Treen, Governor of Louisiana, be enjoined from issuing certificates of election under R.S. 18:1261 B. We will first consider the matter of injunctive relief.”
Eugene Baten v. Henry McMaster (4th Cir. 2020). “See 3 U.S.C. § 7 . II The six plaintiffs, three of whom are African-American, are voting-age residents of various South Carolina counties who have voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in past elections and plan to do so again in the future.”
James Carson v. Steve Simon (8th Cir. 2020). “Once selected, the presidential electors meet “on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December,” 3 U.S.C. § 7 , which this year falls on December 14.”
Kelly, M, Hon. v. Cmwlth, Aplts (Pa. 2020). “” 3 U.S.C. § 7 . This year, electors shall meet in Harrisburg on December 14, 2020.”
Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. v. Comm'n for Lawyer Discipline (Tex. App. 2024). “§5 , 3 U.S.C. §7 , or applicable law pending further order.”
King v. Whitmer (E.D. Mich. 2020). “Under the federal statutory timetable for presidential elections, the Electoral College must meet on “the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December,” 3 U.S.C. § 7 , which is December 14 this year.”
Ye v. New York Bd. of Elections (S.D.N.Y. 2021). “See 3 U.S.C. § 7 (explaining that the electors of each state vote on “the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December” of an election year).”
Clifford James Frost, Jr. v. Dana Nessel (6th Cir. 2025). “” 3 U.S.C. § 7 . Michigan, in turn, requires its presidential electors to cast their votes for president and vice president that same day in the senate chamber of the state capitol building.”
McInnish v. Bennett, 150 So. 3d 1045 (Ala. 2014). “Between the November general election and the casting of electoral votes in mid-December, a state, if it chooses, is at liberty to resolve any “controversy or contest” in regard to the selection of its electors, if done at least six days before the electors “meet and give their…”
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