What is the mechanism by which someone who is not holding an elected office in the US gov't gets selected to become a replacement VP? Does the House and Senate both vote, is it in the purview of the President who he selects? Just how would this happen?
What is the mechanism by which someone who is not holding an elected office in the US gov't gets selected to become a replacement VP? Does the House and Senate both vote, is it in the purview of the President who he selects? Just how would this happen?
25th Amendment, section 2, the President nominates someone and it takes majority of both houses to confirm.