Election Day Us Constitution

And if the house of representatives shall not choose a president whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth day of march next following then the vice president shall act as president as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the president the person having the greatest number of votes as vice president shall be the vice president if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed and if no person have a majority.

Election day us constitution. Article two of the united states constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government which carries out and enforces federal laws article two vests the power of the executive branch in the office of the president of the united states lays out the procedures for electing and removing the president and establishes the president s powers and responsibilities. For federal offices and most gubernatorial offices election day occurs only in even numbered years. The elections clause is the primary source of constitutional authority to regulate elections for the u s.

Ii 1 cl. I 4 cl. This year that day is december 14 2020.

Another part of the election law requires the states to send in their electoral votes to congress by december 23 2020. The next president of the united states will be officially determined according to our careful and deliberative constitutional routine on dec. Likewise the counterpart to the elections clause for the executive branch provides.

And even if congress did postpone the vote the constitution would terminate trump s term on jan. 1 as the tuesday after the first monday in november in presidential election years. House of representatives and u s.

It is statutorily set by the federal government as the tuesday next after the first monday in the month of november equaling the tuesday occurring within november 2 to november 8. The tuesday next after the 1st monday in november in every even numbered year is established as the day for the election in each of the states and territories of the united states of representatives and delegates to the congress commencing on the 3d day of january next thereafter. Presidential elections are held every four years in years divisible by four in.

Which day shall be the same throughout the united states. The answer is no. General election day general election day for electors for the president and vice president is set by law 3 u s c.