07-30-2020, 01:30 PM
(07-30-2020, 12:00 PM)hollodero Wrote: I have a constitutional question to the election postpoining: Would doing that (assuming Congress goes for it, I get that they really won't) mean the president keeps being president, or would his tenure end anyway, even if there were no elections?
In other words, would Nancy Pelosi become president?
The Constitution, as specified by the 20th Amendment, specifically states that the President's term ends at 12:00pm on January 20th.
Congress setting the date of the election back doesn't change that date. If no election results are certified before that date then Pelosi is acting President until it happens.