The Senate would choose the Vice-President, who in turn would act as President until the House reached a decision.
The Vice President, until the House acts
It means the person won the election but they have not yet been sworn into office. Barack Obama won the election so he is currently President-elect but he cannot yet take any official actions as President. He will be sworn in on January 20, 2009 at which point he officially becomes President and assumes all the powers and responsibilities of that office.
The President-Elect.
You're close, but it's not in February. The new President is inaugurated in January, after the election in November, so the electoral college has to meet earlier than February. But they do elect a President. The general election elects members of the electoral college.
If the electoral college is not able to elect a President, the election goes to the House of Representatives.
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Then the vice president-elect becomes president.
The president will take office in June of the following year.
Joe Biden is the Vice President elect for the 2008 election.
election
The President elect is the person who has won the November Presidential election, but has not yet been inaugurated.
The President elect is the person who has won the November Presidential election, but has not yet been inaugurated.
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election
No, the president and president-elect cannot be on the same ballot. The president-elect is the individual who has been elected and will assume the presidency after the current president's term ends. During an election, voters choose between different candidates to determine who will become the president-elect, who will then become the next president.
It means the person won the election but they have not yet been sworn into office. Barack Obama won the election so he is currently President-elect but he cannot yet take any official actions as President. He will be sworn in on January 20, 2009 at which point he officially becomes President and assumes all the powers and responsibilities of that office.
elect
It is the title of the soon-to-be president between Election Day and Inauguration Day.