4 U.S.C. § 101 — Oath by members of legislatures and officers

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Before starting their duties, every state legislator and every state executive or judicial officer must swear an oath to support the U.S. Constitution, using this exact wording.

Every member of a state legislature, and every executive and judicial officer of a state, must take an oath before beginning their official duties. The oath must use this exact wording: “I, A B, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States.”

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Every member of a State legislature, and every executive and judicial officer of a State, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties of his office, take an oath in the following form, to wit: “I, A B, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States.”

Source credit: (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)

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1947Enacted · Act of July 30, 1947, ch. 389 · 61 Stat. 643

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