Posted: 8/17/2008 1:50:58 PM EDT
| I feel like an idiot for asking, but I got to thinking about this earlier today. Let's say a president dies in office during his first year year, and his vice-president assumes the role of CIC. Once that term is over, can the vice-president still run for two more terms after serving the first three years (effectively serving 11+ years as president)? |
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Can't be *elected* more than twice. Link ETA: I'm sorry, in your scenario he could only be elected once. |
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22nd amendment it's possible to serve up to 10 years. no more. if the successor takes over with more than 2 years remaining in the original term, it counts as the successor's first term. |
No ----- Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. |
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