Authority of the Senate To Refuse To Seat Certified Members-Elect [electronic resource].

Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Physical Description: 14 pages : digital, PDF file

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Discusses the constitutional power of the Senate to refuse to seat a certified Member-elect, and Supreme Court decisions upholding the Senate's authority to be the final judge of the elections and returns of its Members. Reviews significant precedents of the use of this authority, 1784-1976.

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