US Presidential Election: Important Dates And All You Need To Know

Oct 22, 2024 Komal Das

Republican former President Donald Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential election

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Here is a timeline of events related to the election between now and Inauguration Day in January

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November 5: Election Day

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November 26: Former US president Trump, to be convicted of a crime, is due to be sentenced in a Manhattan hush money case

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Where he was found guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star

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December 17: Electors, meet in their respective states and the District of Columbia to select the president and vice president

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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

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January 6: The vice president presides over the Electoral College vote count at a joint session of Congress, announces the results and declares who has been elected

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January 20: The inauguration of the election winner and their vice president takes place

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