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November 5, 2024

Timeline: From Election Day to Inauguration Day

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Election Day is finally here, but it’s just one of the many key dates in this hard-fought presidential race.
Check out this timeline of events that will take place from Election Day to Inauguration Day:
• November 5: Election Day
• November ?: It could take days for the result to be determined.
• November 26: Trump is due to be sentenced in a Manhattan hush money case in which he was found guilty of falsifying documents to cover up payments to silence an adult film star about an alleged sexual encounter.
• December 17: Electors, who together form the Electoral College, meet in their respective states and the District of Columbia to select the president and vice president.
• December 25: The electoral votes must be received by this date by the president of the Senate – a role held by the vice president, currently Harris – and the archivist.
• January 6: The vice president presides over the Electoral College vote count during a joint session of Congress, announces the results and declares who has been elected.
• January 20: The president-elect and vice president-elect take their respective oaths of office during a swearing-in ceremony.

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