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soothsayer

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11. So I was looking at this earlier

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 07:40 PM

Jul 2020

Is it accurate?

https://people.howstuffworks.com/postpone-presidential-election.htm

Can the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Be Postponed?

Snip but I kind of mean the whole thing

Another wrinkle: If a national election is postponed beyond a certain point, there won't be a House, either. (All Representatives, remember, have to be elected every two years. No election, no House.) In that case, it falls to the Senate to pick the president because the Senate is a "continuing body;" two-thirds of its members are always sitting, with staggered elections only every six years. If none of that works, the selection of the president reverts to the rules of succession: the Speaker of the House (if there is one) will act as president and, if not him (or her), the Senate's President pro tempore assumes the acting gig. This has never happened.

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trump: It could take years to find out who won the presidential election [View all] ashling Jul 2020 OP

Is it really 12:00 on Inauguration Day? Because if there's no one to inaugurate, marybourg Jul 2020 #1

Speaker of the House, baby! ashling Jul 2020 #4

After all these years PatSeg Jul 2020 #13

Years mean nothing when you're brain dead. MoonRiver Jul 2020 #17

Nancy would be the lawful lawmaker to become Lock him up. Jul 2020 #20

I think the House members term also expires. We would then go to President Pro Tempore of the 33taw Jul 2020 #2

The new House come into session on Jan 3. ashling Jul 2020 #7

Without and election on Nov. 3rd, the house will not come into session. Their terms will expire. 33taw Jul 2020 #21

Pretty sure you're right Scully Jul 2020 #26

He's conceded defeat to Biden. C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #3

+1 Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #9

Yes, it's just empty threats from the wanna-be grade school bully. Sad. crickets Jul 2020 #24

Waiting for the Siberian vote, Donnie? IggleDuer Jul 2020 #5

Good thing Al Haig is dead. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #6

Interesting, although completely irrelevant aside..... ashling Jul 2020 #8

The "being in charge" was the joke. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #14

pure nonsense, this election will not be close on any level and we will know in a day beachbumbob Jul 2020 #10

I know, but ashling Jul 2020 #12

we will be seeing plenty beachbumbob Jul 2020 #16

So I was looking at this earlier soothsayer Jul 2020 #11

Let trump keep thinking that he'll remain president if there is no clear winner after Nov. 3. brush Jul 2020 #15

Exactly! ashling Jul 2020 #19

I've had enough of this dolt to last ten lifetimes (nt) Blecht Jul 2020 #18

If he is carried out of the White safeinOhio Jul 2020 #22

Will they throw his stuff out on the curb? ashling Jul 2020 #23

Already planning his legal suit. Typical JDC Jul 2020 #25