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6 lis 2008 · The 20th Amendment states that if the president-elect dies before beginning his term, then the vice president-elect assumes his or her spot. However, the point at which a...
7 lis 2020 · After Congressional certification and before inauguration day, the 20th amendment would kick in. It provides that “if, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the president, the...
21 lis 2024 · Out of the 45 former US presidents, eight died during their tenure in office. Let’s take a look at what happens when things go wrong before they are sworn in. The race to the White House was...
Section 3 declares what happens if the President-Elect dies before taking office or if no one has qualified to become President when a new presidential term begins.
5 gru 1980 · If the president-elect, the veep-elect, or both die before the electoral college meets, there’s no problem, because the college is theoretically an independent body that can vote for anybody it wants to.
If the president-elect does not die but becomes incapacitated, he could voluntarily transfer authority to the vice-president after Inauguration Day. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment lays out this process.
21 sie 2016 · "If a winning Presidential candidate dies or becomes incapacitated between the counting of electoral votes in Congress and the inauguration, the Vice President elect will become President, according to Section 3 of the 20th Amendment."
