You may be referring to the oath of office. But the electoral college is what officially elects the president. A presidential candidate may win the popular vote, but without enough electoral votes, he (or one day, she) will not be officially elected.
the electoral college.
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The Electoral College.
A group of electors from each state officially elect the president.
President Elect - video game - was created in 1984.
He was only until he was sworn in officially. He is now the 44th President of the US.
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The Vice President would then take his place, until the number of votes needed to officially elect a new President is decided and reached.
The president elect is someone who has been elected president but who has not yet been sworn in, or officially taken office. It is still occupied by the current outgoing president. The President still has the job of being president until the president-elect has been sworn in.
President "elect" or Senator "elect" I believe is the proper title for an elected individual who has yet to take th oath of office.
Someone who has been elected President, but has not taken over the role officially yet. George Bush will still be president until Barack Obama takes over on January 20th 2009, when he is inaugurated. Until then he is the "President-Elect".
The electors are the people who officially elect the president. When people vote for president, they are actually voting for an elector who is sworn to support one particular candidate.
They decided to let Congress elect the President.
The new president of the US will take over from George W. Bush on January 20, 2009.
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in prior to President-elect Obama.