Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:16 PM

What happens on 1/20/21 if election results are unknown?

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What happens on 1/20/21 if election results are unknown? (Original post)	Mme. Defarge	Jul 2020	OP
Trump's and Pence's terms automatically expire per the Constitution	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2020	#1
Unless congressional elections are also unresolved, in which case it's President Leahy nt	Fiendish Thingy	Jul 2020	#10
You don't have to be a member of Congress to be Speaker of the House,	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2020	#11
The result of the Presidential election will be known	sarisataka	Jul 2020	#2
The New Democratic Congress?	Mme. Defarge	Jul 2020	#3
the new Congress yes	qazplm135	Jul 2020	#4
The Florida Congressional delegation is	VMA131Marine	Jul 2020	#7
In the event of a tie in the House	sarisataka	Jul 2020	#9
Yes, the new Congress	sarisataka	Jul 2020	#5
President Pelosi. That's a fact until final results are known.	brush	Jul 2020	#6
Mass executions of course. n/t	Odoreida	Jul 2020	#8

Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:18 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (101,730 posts)

1. Trump's and Pence's terms automatically expire per the Constitution

and the job goes to the next person in the line of succession, which would be the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:07 PM

Fiendish Thingy (10,296 posts)

10. Unless congressional elections are also unresolved, in which case it's President Leahy nt

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Response to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:11 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (101,730 posts)

11. You don't have to be a member of Congress to be Speaker of the House,

though that's never happened before. Theoretically, even if Pelosi had not been re-elected she could still be Speaker because the term of Speaker doesn't have an expiration date; they serve at the pleasure of the House. It would be litigated, of course.

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:19 PM

sarisataka (14,317 posts)

2. The result of the Presidential election will be known

on January 6.

If no winner is decided by that vote it goes to Congress

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Response to sarisataka (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:23 PM

Mme. Defarge (7,397 posts)

3. The New Democratic Congress?

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:27 PM

qazplm135 (7,239 posts)

4. the new Congress yes

but it's done per state delegation. Right now, they lead 26-24, so we'd need at least one more delegation to fall our way.

Unclear what happens if it's 50-50...but suspect at least one R would go with the popular vote winner in the case of a tie.

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Response to qazplm135 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:35 PM

VMA131Marine (3,552 posts)

7. The Florida Congressional delegation is

13 Democrats and 14 Republicans. This might be the best shot for picking up another majority Democratic delegation as only one seat needs to be flipped.
It would be poetic justice if it were Ted Yoho’s seat although he is not running for re-election.
Mario Diaz-Balart from Miami (FL 25th) might be the best pickup opportunity; his is only an R+4 district.

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Response to qazplm135 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:40 PM

sarisataka (14,317 posts)