If there is no conclusive result from either the Electoral College or otherwise by Inauguration Day (January 20, 2001), who will become President?
[updated November 16] Under the 20th Amendment, President Clinton’s term expires that day and there is no constitutional provision for it to be extended. If there is a vacancy in the offices of President and Vice President, under the established procedures for presidential succession [Title 3, USC, section 19], the Speaker of the House (upon resignation of that position) would become Acting President until a final conclusion is reached from the election. More questions…
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- If there is no conclusive result from either the Electoral College or otherwise by Inauguration Day (January 20, 2001), who will become President?
- Who elects the Vice President if no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college?
- What else happens on Inauguration Day besides the president’s swearing in?
