2 U.S.C. § 392 — Record

(a) Hearing on papers, depositions, and exhibits: The committee hears contested election cases based on the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. Together, these documents make up the case's official record. (b) Appendix to contestant's brief: The contestant must print, as an appendix to their brief, the parts of the record they want the committee to consider in deciding the case, plus any other parts the committee's rules require. (c) Appendix to contestee's brief: The contestee must print, as an appendix to their own brief, any parts of the record the contestant didn't already print, that the contestee wants the committee to consider. (d) Contestant's brief; service on contestee: Within forty-five days after both sides' time to gather testimony has ended, the contestant must serve the contestee with a printed brief laying out the facts and legal authority supporting their case, along with the appendix. (e) Contestee's brief; service on contestant: Within thirty days after receiving the contestant's brief and appendix, the contestee must serve the contestant with their own printed brief and appendix. (f) Reply brief of contestant: Within ten days after receiving the contestee's brief and appendix, the contestant may serve a printed reply brief on the contestee. (g) Form of briefs; number of copies served and filed: The committee's own rules govern the format and length of the briefs, the format of the appendixes, and how many copies must be served and filed.