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Presidential Succession?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 4 Jan 2001 18:44:55 GMT
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I'm posting this to .debate because I can see it winding up there anyway,
but here goes.
If the President-Elect passes away or becomes unable to serve as President
before he's sworn in, who gets the job? Similary, if the VP-Elect passes
away before inauguration, who's No. 2? For that matter, if the VP passes
away while in office, who fills the post? The Speaker?
Not major issues, but I was curious and couldn't find a quick websource
for the answers. Thanks!
Dave!
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| (...) If the Pres-Elect dies the VP-Elect becomes the Pres-Elect. US Constitution, Article XX, Section 3. It is not clear to me what happens if the VP-Elect dies before inauguration. The same Article XX might apply; if so, Congress would decide the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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