UNITED STATES CODEThe following provisions of law governing Presidential Elections are contained in Chapter 1 of Title 3, United States Code (62 Stat. 672, as amended):
TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
Chapter 1. Presidential Elections and Vacancies
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- Time of appointing electors.
- Failure to make choice on prescribed day.
- Number of electors.
- Vacancies in electoral college.
- Determination of controversy as to appointment of electors.
- Credentials of electors; transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress; public inspection.
- Meeting and vote of electors.
- Manner of voting.
- Certificates of votes for President and Vice President.
- Sealing and endorsing certificates.
- Disposition of certificates.
- Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States; demand on State for certificate.
- Same; demand on district judge for certificate.
- Forfeiture for messenger's neglect of duty.
- Counting electoral votes in Congress.
- Same; seats for officers and Members of two Houses in joint meeting.
- Same; limit of debate in each House.
- Same; parliamentary procedure at joint meeting.
- Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act.
- Resignation or refusal of office.
- Definitions.
Why would Congress stop at say section 15?