At noon on January 20, 2009.
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in prior to President-elect Obama.
You would elect a new vp but if it were the president the vp would take his place.
The senate members elect a president pro tempore from among their membership . In practice, various senators take turns at presiding over debate.
January 20th
The President of the United States cannot declare war. THat right is reserved by Congress and Congress alone. If the President is found to do something unconstitutional, the Vice President takes over. If not, there is a list of people who take over in case of the absence of someone else.
The Vice President would then take his place, until the number of votes needed to officially elect a new President is decided and reached.
At the moment, 2008, the US president is George W. Bush. The president elect is Barack H. Obama, he will formally take over from president Bush early in 2009.
President Elect
The New president that gets electaed is called President Elect until they take office which is Jan. 20th. The President that was in office before the new president is called the Formor President. 20th am
The vice pres. takes over .
The possessive plural of "president-elect" is "presidents-elect."
Then the vice president-elect becomes president.