Commencement of term of office

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§101. Commencement of term of office

The term of four years for which a President and Vice President shall be elected, shall, in all cases, commence on the 20th day of January next succeeding the day on which the votes of the electors have been given.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678 .)


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–293, §1, Oct. 12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1035 , provided that: "This Act [amending provisions set out as a note under section 102 of this title] may be cited as the 'Presidential Transition Act of 2000'."

Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Pub. L. 106–92, Nov. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1309 , provided that:

"SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING.

"The Old Executive Office Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building'.

"SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

"Any reference in a law, map, regulation, docum...


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