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Each party's Presidential nominee (or incumbent) selects a running mate for an election.

If a Vice President leaves office, the sitting President can nominate a replacement to be confirmed by the Congress.

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Vice-presidential candidates are nominated by the national convention that nominates the president. The presidential candidates is chosen first and lately he tells the convention whom he wants, but this has not always been the case and may not always be the case in the future.

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Who does the president have the power to nominate?

The president nominates supreme court justices. (also "technically" the president selects the vice president "after" he is elected, so the president "sort-of" nominates the vice president too.) . Hope that helps.


The president nominates a vice president who must be approved by what?

Congress must approve such a nomination.


When a vice president takes the place of a president who becomes the next vice president in their place?

When a vice president becomes president, he nominates a new vice president who is sworn in after a confirmation vote by a majority of both houses of congress.


How is the VP chosen if the president dies?

The speaker of the House becomes the Vice President.


Who approves the vice president to the white house?

The Vice President runs with the President as a team. If the original Vice President dies or cannot serve after taking office, the President nominates a new VP, but the Senate has to confirm.


Does the secratary take over when vice president dies?

No, the President nominates a new Vice President. The nomination must be approved by a majority vote in both Houses of Congress.


What is the process for filling the office of vice president when it is vacant?

The Presidents nominates someone who upon approval by both houses of Congress becomes the vice-president.


When is the vice presidential candidate chosen?

The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.


What if the vice prisident should die?

In the event of the death of the Vice President, the President nominates a new Vice President, who gets sworn in and takes office as soon as a majority of each House of Congress approves the nomination.


When is the vice presidential candidate offficially chosen?

The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.


Who is the vice presi dent?

there is no vice-president in France, but a prime minister - position currently (2010) held by François Fillon.


Who becomes president if the vice president and vice -president die?

If both the president and vice president die, the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes the President of the United States. The new president nominates someone to become the new vice president, and he or she will assume the office of vice president after both houses of Congress confirm the nomination by a majority vote.