Amendment XX, Section 3

Debates in Congress

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  House, February 12, 1932, ¶ 469

  If a President is not chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect fails to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President has qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case where neither a…

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 of the proposed amendment; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, February 13, 1932, ¶ 433

  …for the case where neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect has qualified, declaring who shall than act as President, or the manner in which a qualified person shall be , selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President has qualified.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 of the joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, February 13, 1932 (2), ¶ 42

  If a President is not chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect fails to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President has qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case where a President…

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 of the joint resolution; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, March 1, 1932, ¶ 12

  If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 as agreed in conference; they appear unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, February 17, 1932, ¶ 6

  If a President is not chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect falls to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall , act as President until a President has qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case where neither…

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 of the House amendment; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 2, 1932, ¶ 8

  If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither · a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 3 as agreed in conference; they appear unchanged in Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment.