[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress]
[S. Doc. 107-1]
[Standing Rules of the Senate]
[Pages 2-4]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
2 RULE II
PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AND QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE
2.1 1. The presentation of the credentials of Senators elect
or of Senators designate and other questions of privilege
shall always be in order, except during the reading and
correction of the Journal, while a question of order or a
motion to adjourn is pending, or while the Senate is voting
or ascertaining the presence of a quorum; and all questions
and motions arising or made upon the presentation of such
credentials shall be proceeded with until disposed of.
2.2 2. The Secretary shall keep a record of the certificates
of election and certificates of appointment of Senators by
entering in a well-bound book kept for that purpose the date
of the election or appointment, the name of the person
elected or appointed, the date of the certificate, the name
of the governor and the secretary of state signing and
counter-signing the same, and the State from which such
Senator is elected or appointed.
2.3 3. The Secretary of the Senate shall send copies of the
following recommended forms to the governor and secretary of
state of each State wherein an election is about to take
place or an appointment is to be made so that they may use
such forms if they see fit.
THE RECOMMENDED FORMS FOR CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION AND
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: \1\
``CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM
``To the President of the Senate of the United States:
``This is to certify that on the -- day of ----, 20--,
A---- B---- was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the
State of ---- a Senator from said State to represent said
State in the Senate of the United States for the term of six
years, beginning on the 3d day of January, 20--.
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\1\ All year designations within the following
certificates were changed from 19 to 20 by S. Res. 99, 106-
2, Apr. 27, 2000.
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``Witness: His excellency our governor ----, and our
seal hereto affixed at ------ this -- day of ----, in the
year of our Lord 20--.
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``By the governor:
``C---- D----,
``Governor.
``E---- F----,
``Secretary of State.''
``CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR UNEXPIRED TERM
``To the President of the Senate of the United States:
``This is to certify that on the -- day of ----, 20--,
A---- B---- was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the
State of ---- a Senator for the unexpired term ending at
noon on the 3d day of January, 20--, to fill the vacancy in
the representation from said State in the Senate of the
United States caused by the ---- of C---- D----.
``Witness: His excellency our governor ----, and our
seal hereto affixed at ------ this -- day of ----, in the
year of our Lord 20--.
``By the governor:
``E---- F----,
``Governor.
``G---- H----,
``Secretary of State.''
``CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
``To the President of the Senate of the United States:
``This is to certify that, pursuant to the power vested
in me by the Constitution of the United States and the laws
of the State of ----, I, A---- B----, the governor of said
State, do hereby appoint C---- D---- a Senator from said
State to represent said State in the Senate of the United
States until the vacancy therein caused by the ---- of E----
F----, is filled by election as provided by law.
``Witness: His excellency our governor ----, and our
seal hereto affixed at ------ this -- day of ----, in the
year of our Lord 20--.
``By the governor:
``G---- H----,
``Governor.
``I---- J----,
``Secretary of State.''
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