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1. apnews.com › article › how-president-takes-powerAfter the vote: A timeline of how a president takes power

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   Sep 24, 2020 · Jan. 3: The new Congress is sworn in. Jan. 6: Congress counts the electoral votes. Typically, this process formally certifies a winner. But if no candidate wins a majority of electors, the House votes to determine who becomes president.

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2. www.usatoday.com › story › newsWhat happens after Election Day? Key dates to know - USA TODAY

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   Oct 3, 2024 · On Jan. 3, representatives-elect and senators-elect will be sworn into the new Congress. This process happens every two years on this date following federal elections.

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4. www.npr.org › 2024/10/21 › nx-s1-5150099Electoral College tie: Here's what would happen next : NPR

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   Oct 21, 2024 · The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie. People wait in line to cast ballots during early voting at a polling station in Black Mountain, North Carolina ...

5. www.senate.gov › when-a-new-congress-beginsU.S. Senate: When a New Congress Begins

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   The Constitution mandates that Congress convene once each year at noon on January 3, unless the preceding Congress designates a different day. 1 In odd-numbered years, following congressional elections, a “new” Congress begins. From 1789 until 1934, a new Congress began on March 4.

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   Jan 10, 2024 · The electors meet in their respective states on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December (which, in 2024, is December 17) to cast their votes for president and vice president. The meeting of electors in each state is governed by state law enacted prior to Election Day.

7. www.everycrsreport.com › reports › RS20722The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on ...

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   Nov 1, 2000 · Summary. The Constitution mandates that Congress convene at noon on January 3, unless the preceding. Congress by law designated a different day. P.L. 113-201 set January 6, 2015, as the convening. date of the 114th Congress. The 115th Congress and 116th Congress both convened on January 3.

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   When does a new Congress convene?

   • A new Congress convenes every two years on January 3 of the year following federal elections (unless Congress sets another date by law) when representatives-elect and senators-elect will be sworn in. For the House of Representatives, the first order of official business is the election of the Speaker.

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   When does Congress sworn in a new president?

   • Jan. 3: The new Congress is sworn in. Jan. 6: Congress counts the electoral votes. Typically, this process formally certifies a winner. But if no candidate wins a majority of electors, the House votes to determine who becomes president. This procedure is laid out in the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

   After the vote: A timeline of how a president takes power

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   What happens on the opening day of a new Congress?

   • The Senate follows a wel -established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The vacancy or a change in party control. proceedings. If an election to a Senate seat is undecided or subject to consideration by the Senate, the majority leader and other Senators might address the Senate’s posture on that election.

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   What happens after a presidential election?

   • the majority leader and other Senators might address the Senate’s posture on that election. for a joint session with the House to count electoral votes after a presidential election. After legislative or executive business or other activities. another official of their choosing. The ceremonial swearing-ins may be photographed and recorded.

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   What did Congress do after the Jan 6 attack?

   • After the Jan. 6 attack, Congress set out to shore up the process and prevent a repeat of that unprecedented period when Trump, joined by some GOP allies in Congress, refused to concede defeat to President Joe Biden.

   The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardr…

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   When did a new Congress start?

   • From 1789 until 1934, a new Congress began on March 4. The Twentieth Amendment, adopted in 1933, changed the opening date to January. Regardless of the change in date, the first day of a new Congress for the Senate follows a well-established routine—parts of which date back to the first Congress in 1789.

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9. apnews.com › article › congress-jan-6-electoralThe first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will ...

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   4 days ago · After the Jan. 6 attack, Congress set out to shore up the process and prevent a repeat of that unprecedented period when Trump, joined by some GOP allies in Congress, refused to concede defeat to President Joe Biden. Trump spent months pushing dozens of failed legal cases before sending his supporters to the U.S. Capitol, where they disrupted the electoral count with a bloody riot.