3 U.S.C. § 20 — Resignation or refusal of office

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A President or Vice President can only prove they refused or resigned the office one way. They must sign a written statement saying so. That statement must be delivered to the Secretary of State's office.

This section covers what counts as proof that someone refused to accept, or resigned from, the office of President or Vice President. The only valid evidence is a written instrument declaring that refusal or resignation. The person refusing to accept, or resigning, as the case may be, must sign that instrument. It must then be delivered into the office of the Secretary of State.

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The only evidence of a refusal to accept, or of a resignation of the office of President or Vice President, shall be an instrument in writing, declaring the same, and subscribed by the person refusing to accept or resigning, as the case may be, and delivered into the office of the Secretary of State.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 644 · 62 Stat. 678

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 644 on 1948-06-25.

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