2 U.S.C. § 5
Section 5 · Nominations for Representatives at large
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Houston Funding II, Ltd. (2013)
Most recently applied in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Houston Funding II, Ltd. (May 2013)
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Candidates for Representative or Representatives to be elected at large in any State shall be nominated in the same manner as candidates for governor, unless otherwise provided by the laws of such State.