In this event the newly elected vice-president would take office on Jan. 20 . He would then nominate a new vice-president who would have to be approved by Congress in order to take office.
To take the first oath of office in New York City.
The new presidents take office of January 20 the year after they are elected. January 20th is called Inauguration Day, and it has been set on this date since 1937. The presidency actually starts at noon, EST, when the new president is sworn into office. The swearing in takes place at the capital in Washington DC. It is followed by a parade in front of the White House. The presidential oath is: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." The outgoing president will greet and dine with the incoming president to represent a peaceful transfer of power. The new president will give a speech called an inaugural address. The inaugural address usually covers what their hopes are for the country over the next four years.
As of September 2014, there are no living former presidents that live in Rhode Island. A couple of the former presidents live in Texas and New York.
There are two former U.S. Presidents who come from the Garden State. They are Stephen Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
New presidents take office on January 20.
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The electoral ballots are officially counted at a joint session of the new Congress on January 3 following the election.
New US presidents take the oath of office and become President at noon on January 20, of the year following the election.
In the event, the president picks a new vice president who then must be approved by both houses of Congress before he can take office.
According to a recent Chicago Tribune article Rahm Emanuel was officially elected as the mayor of Chicago on Feb. 22, 2011, however, he will not assume the office until May of 2011.
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The new president of the US will take over from George W. Bush on January 20, 2009.
It ends when the new president is sworn into office. This occurs on January 20 of the year following the election.
Barack Obama was first elected president on November 4, 2008 and he took office officially on January 20th, 2009. He was re-elected for his second term on November 6, 2012, and officially took the oath of office on January 20th, 2013. His presidency will end with the 2016 election, and he will officially leave office when the new president is sworn in on January 20, 2017.
Presindent O'Bama is the 44th person to hold the office.
This sounds like it's coming from a freshmen member! State Legislators officially take office on the First Tuesday of January following their election in November. Simply put, when they're sworn into office. Although they usually can be found wandering about the capitol anytime between winning their election and swearing in day.