3 U.S.C. § 11 : US Code - Section 11: Disposition of certificates

Search 3 U.S.C. § 11 : US Code - Section 11: Disposition of certificates

The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them
and the lists attached thereto in the following manner:
First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the
same to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.
Second. Two of the same shall be delivered to the secretary of
state of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order
of the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by him
for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his
office and shall be open to public inspection.
Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered
mail two of such certificates and lists to the Archivist of the
United States at the seat of government, one of which shall be held
subject to the order of the President of the Senate. The other
shall be preserved by the Archivist of the United States for one
year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and
shall be open to public inspection.
Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates
and lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the
electors shall have assembled.