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The Vorlon
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« on: April 08, 2004, 08:00:52 PM »
« edited: April 08, 2004, 08:46:33 PM by The Vorlon »

is it possible for bill clinton to be vp? i just wondered as i dont know the law on ex presidents.

No.

A candidate for VP must meet all the criteria for  president.

Bill has his two terms, hence cannor run for prez, hence cannot be vp.
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2004, 10:39:05 AM »
« Edited: April 09, 2004, 10:42:02 AM by The Vorlon »

This is on the Presidential Election Process board. My answer is yes he can. Article XXII states that a person who has served two terms or more than 6 years, can not run for the office of the Presidency. Running for the office of the Vice Presidency would not be included in this.

Wrong   Cheesy

Amendment XII - Choosing the President, Vice-President. Ratified 6/15/1804. Note History The Electoral College

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.
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