2 U.S.C. § 381 : US Code - Section 381: Definitions

Search 2 U.S.C. § 381 : US Code - Section 381: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term "election" means an official general or special
election to choose a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term does not include a
primary election, or a caucus or convention of a political party.
(2) The term "candidate" means an individual (A) whose name is
printed on the official ballot for election to the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress, or (B) notwithstanding his name is not printed on such
ballot, who seeks election to the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress by write-in
votes, provided that he is qualified for such office and that,
under the law of the State in which the congressional district is
located, write-in voting for such office is permitted and he is
eligible to receive write-in votes in such election.
(3) The term "contestant" means an individual who contests the
election of a Member of the House of Representatives under this
chapter.
(4) The term "contestee" means a Member of the House of
Representatives whose election is contested under this chapter.
(5) The term "Member of the House of Representatives" means an
incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress, or an individual who has been elected to such
office but has not taken the oath of office.
(6) The term "Clerk" means the Clerk of the House of
Representatives.
(7) The term "committee" means the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives.
(8) The term "State" means a State of the United States and any
territory or possession of the United States.
(9) The term "write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person
whose name does not appear on the official ballot by writing in
the name of such person on such ballot or by any other method
prescribed by the law of the State in which the election is held.