Inauguration Day Law

Well then the presidential succession act applies.

Inauguration day law. 20 inauguration day rolls around then the vice president elect chosen by the senate serves as acting president until the deadlock is. Is no clear electoral college winner on inauguration day on jan. Capitol building in washington dc. Inauguration day moved to january 20 beginning in 1937 following ratification of the twentieth amendment to the constitution where it has remained since.

The presidential and congressional votes of the american people will be counted in a matter of weeks. And if there s no vice president selected by inauguration day. What if that fails and the house hasn t elected a president by inauguration day. Then the 20th amendment takes over.

Martin luther king jr. Presidential election but is only observed by government employees in washington d c maryland and virginia. After they have been sworn in the president and vice president are given four ruffles and flourishes. Inauguration day occurs every four years on january 20 or january 21 if january 20 falls on a sunday at the u s.

A similar sunday exception and move to monday is made around this date as well which happened in 1957 1985 and 2013. Legal experts are wary of an almost unintelligible law that could muddle the election outcome. Harvard law school 1563 massachusetts avenue cambridge ma 02138 we the undersigned students alumni faculty staff and student organizations of harvard law school urge the law school to publicly oppose the appointment of a new justice to the supreme court before inauguration day. What is the presidential oath of office.

The vice president elect is sworn in first and repeats the same oath of office in use since 1884 as senators representatives and other federal employees. Comes in on election. When it finally did act in 1947 it just lumped inauguration day succession and midterm succession into the same system speaker then president pro tempore then members of the cabinet instead. If the house fails to elect a president by the time jan.

Usually the vice president is sworn in first and the president at exactly 12 00 noon. Since then inauguration day has been held on january 20 and the term of office officially starts at 12 00 noon on that date. It says the vice president elect acts as president until a president is picked. New year s day january 1 inauguration day january 20 this is the 11th holiday designated every four years following a u s.