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Code · U.S. Code · Title 3 - THE PRESIDENT · CHAPTER 2— OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT · § 101

§ 101. Commencement of term of office

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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.)
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 644
  • 62 Stat. 678
  • Pub. L. 106–293, § 1
  • 114 Stat. 1035
  • Pub. L. 106–92
  • 113 Stat. 1309
  • Pub. L. 100–461, title V, § 590
  • 102 Stat. 2268–52
  • Pub. L. 106–92, § 2
  • Act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 925
  • 70 Stat. 979
  • Pub. L. 85–3
  • 71 Stat. 4
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§ 101
Commencement of term of office
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 644
Stat.62 Stat. 678
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–293, § 1
Stat.114 Stat. 1035
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–92
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