Republican former President Donald Trump and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris will face each other in the US presidential election to be held on November 5.
Here is a timeline of election-related events between now and Inauguration Day in January.
– November 5: Election Day
– Later in November: It may take several days to know election results, especially if it is close and mail-in ballots are a factor.
– November 26: Trump, the first sitting or former US president to be convicted of a crime, is scheduled to be sentenced in the Manhattan hush money case, where he was accused of falsifying documents to conceal a payment to a porn star to keep her quiet. Was found guilty of. Trump has denied wrongdoing. The sentencing was originally scheduled for September 18.
– December 17: Electors, who together make up the Electoral College, meet in their respective states and the District of Columbia to select the President and Vice President.
– December 25: Electoral votes must be received by the President of the Senate by this date – a role played by the Vice President, currently Harris, and the Archivist.
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– January 6: The Vice President presides over a joint session of Congress counting the Electoral College votes, announcing the results and declaring who has been elected.
Before the count on January 6, 2021, then-President Trump rebuked his Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to try to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory over Trump. That day, the US Capitol was attacked by Trump supporters trying to stop the count. Biden’s victory was certified early the next day.
Congress has since passed the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Reform Act of 2022, which requires the approval of a fifth of the House and Senate to consider a challenge of state results – much more than before. Times when at least one member of each of the Senate and House of Representatives can mount a challenge.
– January 20: The election winner and his vice-president are inaugurated. At this ceremony, the winner and the Vice President are officially administered the oath of office.
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