Back الرئيس المنتخب للولايات المتحدة Arabic رئيس امريكا المنتخب ARZ Presidencia electa de los Estaos Xuníos AST Piniling Pamuno-Nasod sa Tinipong Bansa CEB President-elect Danish Gewählter Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten German President-elect of the United States English Presidente electo de los Estados Unidos Spanish Ametisse astuv Ameerika Ühendriikide president Estonian رئیسجمهور منتخب ایالات متحده آمریکا Persian
| President-elect of the United States of America | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | In the period between the general election on Election Day in November and Noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Inauguration Day Can only serve two terms |
| Inaugural holder | George Washington January 10, 1789 |
| Formation | No official formation |
| Deputy | Vice President-elect of the United States |
| Salary | None |
President-elect of the United States is the title used for an incoming president of the United States between the general election on Election Day in November and noon Eastern Standard Time on Inauguration Day, January 20. During this time, the elected nominee is not in office yet.
Since the election for U.S. president is not by popular vote, the title is used for the apparent winner.[1] The decision is finalized when votes of the Electoral College, cast in December, are counted by a joint session of Congress in early January.
If the current president has won re-election, they are not given the title of president-elect because he or she is already in office and not waiting to become president. If a new president is scheduled to enter, then the current-standing one is said to hold the office on a lame duck basis.[2]
- ↑ "Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-277)". General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ↑ "Lame Duck Definition". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.