When do presidents take office

Ask a real person any government-related question for free. They'll get you the answer or let you know where to find it. The vice-president-elect is sworn in first, and repeats the same oath of office, in use since , as senators, representatives, and other federal employees: "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

Constitution : "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

The Constitution stipulates the oath of office for the President of the United States to be sworn during the inauguration. Economy Agriculture. Foreign Trade. Company Corporate Trends. Defence National International Industry. International UAE. Saudi Arabia. US Elections World News. When does the winner of the American presidential election take office? Rate Story. Font Size Abc Small. Abc Medium. Abc Large.

After Election Day November 3 , the Electoral College will meet on December 14 to cast their official ballots for president. On January 6, , Congress will meet at 1 pm to count the votes and declare a winner. The newly elected — or re-elected — President and vice president of the United States begin their term on January 20, and by tradition, take the oath of office during an inauguration on that day.

If January 20 falls on a Sunday, the president is sworn-in privately that day, and then again in a public ceremony the next day. Before , the president's term of office used to begin on March 4. Read More News on us elections inauguration day election day us news us election news.