Can a US president run for office after completing two terms?
A US president cannot run for the office of president after having completed two terms (either full terms or partial terms). However there is no law preventing a former president seeking any other type of office. Hence an ex-president could (in theory) run for a seat in the House of Representatives, the Senate, or for any state office such as Governor. This has not yet happened with any ex-President. Interestingly, it might be possible for a former President to run for the office of Vice President. This would seem strange, given that the Vice-President is expected to replace the President when necessary, and would thus seem to be in violation of the “no more than two terms” rule. However there is a theoretical loophole due to the wording of the 22nd amendment. The 22th amendment only prevents an ineligible ex-president from being again elected to the office of President. It does not specifically rule on the situation where a former president is elected to the vice-presidency and subseq
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