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| − | '''President-elect''' is the term used to describe the successful candidate in a US presidential election, between his election and his [[inauguration]], when he formally takes office. | + | '''President-elect''' is the term used to describe the successful candidate in a US presidential election, between his election and his [[inauguration]], when he formally takes office. In the modern era, many [[lame duck|outgoing]] Presidents have worked with the President-Elect to ensure a smooth transition. However, the President-Elect has no official duties; he is only mentioned in the [[Twentieth Amendment]] to the Constitution in the context of what happens if he dies before taking office: |
| + | {{quotebox|If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the | ||
| + | President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect | ||
| + | shall become President...}} | ||
| + | Despite this, President-elect [[Barack Obama]] frequently referred to the "Office of the President-Elect"<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4053416/January-President-elect-Barack-Obama-Executive-Office-of-the-President] , [http://seoul.usembassy.gov/sp_012009.html]</ref> | ||
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[[Category:United States Presidential Elections]] | [[Category:United States Presidential Elections]] | ||
Revision as of 23:56, November 14, 2009
President-elect is the term used to describe the successful candidate in a US presidential election, between his election and his inauguration, when he formally takes office. In the modern era, many outgoing Presidents have worked with the President-Elect to ensure a smooth transition. However, the President-Elect has no official duties; he is only mentioned in the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution in the context of what happens if he dies before taking office:
If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the
President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect
shall become President...
Despite this, President-elect Barack Obama frequently referred to the "Office of the President-Elect"[1]