Office of the President-Elect
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The Office of the President-Elect was a title used by Barack Obama
to reference to the body coordinating the transition activities
of the President-elect of the United States
. The office is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, nor is it a statutory office of the Federal Government; however, under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-277), amended by The Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act of 1998 (P.L. 100-398) and The Presidential Transition Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-293), the President-Elect is entitled to request and receive certain privileges from the General Services Administration
as he prepares to assume office.
, payment of transition staff members, postal
services, and telecommunication services are allotted, upon request, to the President-Elect, though the Act grants the President-elect no official powers and makes no mention of an "Office of the President-Elect."
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
to reference to the body coordinating the transition activities
United States presidential transition
A presidential transition or presidential interregnum refers to the period of time between the end of a presidential election and the inauguration of a new President of a country...
of the President-elect of the United States
President-elect of the United States
President-elect of the United States is the title used for an incoming President of the United States in the period between the general election on Election Day in November and noon eastern standard time on Inauguration Day, January 20, during which he is not in office yet...
. The office is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, nor is it a statutory office of the Federal Government; however, under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-277), amended by The Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act of 1998 (P.L. 100-398) and The Presidential Transition Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-293), the President-Elect is entitled to request and receive certain privileges from the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
as he prepares to assume office.
Presidential Transition Act
Section 3 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 was enacted to help smooth transitions between incoming and outgoing presidential administrations. To that end, provisions such as office spaceOffice
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
, payment of transition staff members, postal
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
services, and telecommunication services are allotted, upon request, to the President-Elect, though the Act grants the President-elect no official powers and makes no mention of an "Office of the President-Elect."