Are post office workers in line for presidency?
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Are post office workers in line for presidency?
The Postmaster General used to be in the line of succession to the Presidency. True, the Postmaster General was last in line, but that still put him or her a heartbeat, or dozen, away. The Postmaster General was finally removed from the Cabinet and from succession in 1971.
Who takes over if the speaker of the house dies?
Current order of succession
| No. | Office | Incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives | Nancy Pelosi |
| 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate | Patrick Leahy |
| 4 | Secretary of State | Antony Blinken |
What is chain of command if president dies?
What is the line of command if the president dies?
If the President dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes President for the rest of the term. If the Vice President is unable to serve, Speaker of the House acts as President.
Who becomes president if the Vice President dies too?
If the Vice President is unable to serve, Speaker of the House acts as President.
What happens if President elect dies before being sworn in?
The section also provides that if the president-elect dies before noon on January 20, the vice president-elect becomes president-elect.
What happens if the vice president dies before the next president?
Previously, whenever a vice president had succeeded to the presidency or had died or resigned from office, the vice presidency remained vacant until the next presidential and vice presidential terms began; there were 16 such vacancies prior to 1967.
What happens to heads of departments who are ineligible to be president?
Those heads of department who are constitutionally ineligible to be elected to the presidency are disqualified from assuming the powers and duties of the president through succession, and skipped to the next in line.
What would happen if all of the US senators died?
If they were all dead, and Governors lived, in most states the Governor can appoint a replacement Senator in short order. In some states he could appoint himself, which might be a