When Does The President Elect Take Office

The president elect of the united states is the common or honorific title accorded to the person who has won the quadrennial presidential election in the united states but who has yet to take the oath of office during their inauguration as president of the united states.

When does the president elect take office. January 20th is called inauguration day and it has been set on this date since 1937. Trump was sworn in as the nation s 45th president on the steps of the u s. In the united states a presidential transition is the process during which the powers of the president of the united states are transferred from an incumbent president to the president elect the transition formally takes place between election day which is on the first tuesday after november 1 every four years and inauguration day when the incoming president takes the oath of office.

The only constitutional provisions pertaining directly to the president elect address matters related to the election. A meeting of the local members of a political party to select delegates to the national party convention. Senators run for re election every six years and so numerous senators including grassley would still be in office january 2021.

But if trump loses is removed from office or decides not to run for re election the next president would take office on wednesday jan. Capitol at noon on jan. The new presidents take office of january 20 the year after they are elected.

On july 30 2020 u s. But if there is no election there is no president elect nor vice president elect. President trump and vice president pence would be forced to leave office jan.

Presidential candidates who win 270 or more electoral votes are called the president elect. The president elect and vice president elect take the oath of office and are inaugurated in january. However there s yet another wrinkle to this.

If the november 2020 election is delayed u s. House speaker nancy pelosi would automatically assume the role of acting president in the absence of a president elect. 20 if election moves into 2021.