# § 6. Duties of Archivist
The certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors received by the Archivist of the United States under section 5 shall—
**(1)** be preserved for one year;
**(2)** be a part of the public records of such office; and
**(3)** be open to public inspection.
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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 6, 65 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), (2)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 105(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2022— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to credentials of electors, transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress, and public inspection.
1984— substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text and “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.
1951—Act , substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State” in section catchline and several places in text, and for “Secretary of State of the United States” in one place, and “General Services Administration” for “State Department”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.