President-elect succession If the apparent winner of the general election dies before the Electoral College votes in December the electors probably would endorse whatever new nominee their national party selects as a replacement (although they may be prevented from doing so in many states, because those states have laws requiring electors to vote for the person to which they are pledged, and some states invalidate votes that were cast for anyone else). If the apparent winner dies between the College's December vote and its counting in Congress in January, the Twelfth Amendment stipulates that all electoral ballots cast shall be counted, presumably even those for a dead candidate. The U.S. House committee reporting on the proposed Twentieth Amendment said the "Congress would have 'no discretion' [and] 'would declare that the deceased candidate had received a majority of the votes.' In cases where a president has not been chosen by January 20 or the president-elect "fails to qualify," the vice president-elect becomes acting president on January 20 until there is a qualified president. If the president-elect dies before noon January 20, the Twentieth Amendment states the vice president-elect becomes president. In cases where there is no president-elect or vice president-elect, the amendment also gives the Congress the authority to declare an acting president until such time as there is a president or vice president. At this point the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 would apply, with the office of the Presidency going to the speaker of the House of Representatives, followed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and various Cabinet officers. P.S. I hope the Secret Service doesn't knock on my door for googling "President-elect succession."
Much clearer now So if he dies between College Vote and counting congress in January, they'll declare that he had the most votes, even though he never.
That's the bit I don't get either! Doesn't answer the question. The 3rd paragraph is clearer. Hefty's on the lookout for black helicopters following him around now
i reckon that the Impeachment rules and regs are being studied already in preparation for what comes out of the woodwork. His tax returns could start it, followed by the kind of thing that was used against Bill Clinton.
This for starters: PS: not the one I intended so just ignore. Was after the class action that is looming on his sex nuisance history.
Trump has his phone back and is Tittering about the "professional demonstrators whipped up by devious media" after he has won the election fairly. "So unfair". Poor lad. He just cannot help himself.
For someone who seems not to be fond of immigrants, he has an interesting background. His Mother is from Stornoway on The Isle of Lewis. His Grandparents on his Fathers side were both from Germany. Mrs Clinton has an ex-miner grandfather from Stanley. Have to admit that there are two examples of how well immigrants can do in The US of A.
