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WHAT IF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
CAN NOT SERVE?
BEFORE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEETS
If the president-elect should
die or be incapacitated after election day, but before the electoral
college meets, the electors to the college can vote for whomever
they wish. [The college meets in December] The electors are not
bound to the vp-elect or any party affiliation.
Likewise, if both the P-elect and the
VP-elect should die or be unable to serve, the electors can vote
for any person at all and are not bound to their party.
AFTER THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEETS
If the P-elect should die after
the electoral college certifies their votes, the VP-elect would
be sworn in as president. If the VP-elect is also unable to serve
the normal succession order would take effect as listed on the
right side of the page.
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| 1.
Vice President |
Cheney, Richard
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| 2.
Speaker of the House |
Hastert, J. Dennis
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| 3.
President pro Tempore of the Senate |
Thurmond, Strom
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| 4.
Secretary of State |
Powell, Colin L.
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| 5.
Secretary of the Treasury |
O'Neill, Paul H
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| 6.
Secretary of Defense |
Rumsfeld, Donald H
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| 7.
Attorney General |
Ashcroft, John
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| 8.
Secretary of the Interior |
Norton, Gale
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| 9.
Secretary of Agriculture |
Veneman, Ann M
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| 10.
Secretary of Commerce |
Evans, Donald L.
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| 11.
Secretary of Labor |
Chao, Elaine L.
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| 12.
Sec of Health and Human Services |
Thompson, Tommy G
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| 13.
Sec of Housing Urban Development |
Martinez, Mel
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| 14.
Secretary of Transportation |
Mineta, Norman Y.
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| 15.
Secretary of Energy |
Abraham, Spencer
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| 16.
Secretary of Education |
Paige, Roderick R
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| 17.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Principi, Anthony J.
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