Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 9

Voting for Representatives

All votes for Representatives in Congress must be by written or printed ballot, or voting machine the use of which has been duly authorized by the State law; and all votes received or recorded contrary to this section shall be of no effect.

Feb. 14, 1899, ch. 15430 Stat. 836(R.S. § 27; , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Feb. 28, 1871, ch. 99, § 1916 Stat. 440May 30, 1872, ch. 23917 Stat. 192R.S. § 27 derived from acts , , and , .