The 25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment,section 2 deals with this situation.
The 25th Amendment
25
Amendment #25. Specifically, Section 3, which states, "Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President."
According to the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, if the President becomes disabled and is unable to perform the duties of the office, the Vice President assumes the role of Acting President. This transition occurs when the President either voluntarily declares their inability to serve or when the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet declare the President incapacitated. The President can resume their duties once they inform Congress that they are able to do so.
If the president dies or is incapacitated to perform his responsibilities, or he is impeached, then the vice president would take over.
Amendment 25 sets rules for temporarily giving the vice-president the powers of the President, both by request of the President and involuntarily . It also gives a process for restoring the president's powers. (The main body of the Constitution makes the vice-president the president if the president dies or resigns.)
Three times. First time if the president dies or becomes incapacitated that he cannot perform the duties of the Office. The Second and Third times are after winning the national presidential election.
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947. This gives clear order to who would become president if the President and Vice President where to die or be incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of president.
According the Amendment 25, if the President is unable to perform his duties, he must so inform in writing the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.