What happens to the electoral vote count if the President steps down before January 6, making the Vice President the new President and leaving the nation without a Vice President?
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Can Congress still certify the election winner on January 6 without a VP to oversee the process, as required by law?
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Would the process be delayed until a new VP is nominated and confirmed?
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Could representatives object to the electoral vote count due to the absence of a VP?
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Would Congress use another official to oversee the process, and would the legality of doing so require litigation?
Context: The winner of a U.S. presidential election is not officially determined until January 6, when Congress counts the electoral votes. On that day, the Vice President, acting as President of the Senate, oversees the certification process.
If the President resigns on January 1, the VP automatically becomes President under the Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act, leaving no VP in place. While the new President could nominate a replacement VP, Congress would need to confirm that nominee, which could take time.
If no VP is in place by January 6 and objections arise in Congress about the electoral vote count, the process could be delayed or disrupted. Without a completed electoral vote count, the new President and VP cannot be formally recognized.
Hypothetical Outcome: If the January 6 count is incomplete or fails to occur, the new President and VP would not be sworn in on January 20. At the same time, the outgoing administration’s term would expire, creating a power vacuum in the White House. This situation would lead to legal disputes, congressional stalemates, and a constitutional crisis.
Given with what happened following the 2020 election, it seems unlikely that Congress would allow such a delay.
They wouldn't try to delay the count again after 2020 right? /s
Unless they plan for a new January 6
This entire post is a "Tempest in a Teapot"
What is the vice president’s role? (Here, what happened on Jan 6th might backfire on Demorats) In fact, the leftist media was so sure that Kamala would win 2024, and that Trump would try every mean available to deny her certification, they have made tons of arguments and made cases on why the certification cannot be disputed, or stopped.
The Electoral Reform Act passed Dec. 2022 eliminates any doubt that the vice president’s role in the electoral count process is primarily ceremonial.
The law clarifies: the vice president’s role in the joint session is limited to “ministerial duties.”
Menstrual Duties? Huh? Oh my bad😂
… joint session… as in smoking it?
Don’t know what would happen is such a hypothetical but I’m guessing the Inauguration would still take place as planned.
I swear this exact scenario happened once before, but if i had to guess at what the course of action would be, the senate holds a special session vote to select an acting president of the Senate to certify the election
Patriots are on control
I’m pretty sure that the President has actual, actionable admissible evidence on many of the “powers that be” and they will do exactly as they are told.
Trump would stroll up to Capitol Hill and his wonderful wife and have her hold the Bible in her hand while he swears himself in as President. Trump will not be stopped by procedures that are seen to prevent him from being sworn in. Last desperate acts by a corrupt democrat party.
Things like this are convoluted, but I think the VP becomes the acting President, but is still VP until another one is approved by Congress.