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Federal Contested Election Act

Key claim: This law set formal rules and timelines for how candidates can challenge a U.S. House election result and how Congress handles those contests.

Abstract

(HR14195 · 91th Congress) Latest action (1969-12-05): Became Public Law No. 91-138

Why this matters

The Federal Contested Election Act (Pub. L. 91-138) established statutory procedures for contesting seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Federal Contested Election Act
Stage: enacted · congress · 05-dec-1969

This law set formal rules and timelines for how candidates can challenge a U.S. House election result and how Congress handles those contests.

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External: congress:91-hr-14195:enacted

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