Inauguration Day Amendment
The amendment was the result of a 16 year crusade by sen.
Inauguration day amendment. A similar sunday exception and move to monday is made around this date as well which happened in 1957 1985 and 2013. President reagan is sworn in privately on television january 20 1985. The winner was john quincy adams. The 20th amendment didn t.
The 20th amendment moves the date of inauguration from march to noon on the 20th day of january under the constitution the old president continues to hold full power through 11 59 59 and then power shifts at noon. If the house fails to elect a president by the time jan. The 20th amendment adopted in 1933 changed the day and time of presidential inaugurations to noon on jan. The new congress that enters in january is the one tasked with carrying out the so called contingent election the president has only been selected this way once in 1825.
As a result the 20th amendment which was ratified on january 23 1933 moved up inauguration day to january 20 and the first meeting of the new congress to january 3. The twentieth amendment to the united states constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from march 4 to january 20 and of members of congress from march 4 to january 3. The twentieth amendment was adopted on january 23 1933. Inauguration day moved to january 20 beginning in 1937 following ratification of the twentieth amendment to the constitution where it has remained since.
Inauguration day is january 20 no matter what one way or another the presidential inauguration for the next us president will take place on jan. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no president elect. The amendment reduced the presidential transition and the lame duck period by which members of congress and the president serve t. The inauguration of roosevelt and vice president john nance garner the speaker of the house during the 72nd congress 1931 1933 was the first to occur after the passage of the 20th amendment.
20 inauguration day rolls around then the vice president elect chosen by the senate serves as acting president until the deadlock is. The 20th amendment states.