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In an emergency can sitting president postpone the inauguration of the president elect?
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∙ 15y ago
No, the sitting president does not have the legal authority to postpone the inauguration of the president-elect. The date for the presidential inauguration is set by the Constitution, specifically the 20th Amendment, which mandates that the inauguration must take place on January 20th at noon. The president-elect will assume office at that time, regardless of any emergencies or circumstances that may arise.
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∙ 15y agoNo. The US Constitution specificaly states that the sitting president's term of office ends at noon on 20th January. The president-elect may take the oath of office anywhere he happens to be just before noon, and be sworn in by almost anyone serving in some sort of official capacity. No emergency can delay that process.
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