{"id":2356057,"date":"2024-10-17T08:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-dates-for-the-2024-presidential-transition-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T08:31:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:31:44","slug":"key-dates-for-the-2024-presidential-transition-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-dates-for-the-2024-presidential-transition-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Key dates for the 2024 presidential transition &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkey-dates-for-the-2024-presidential-transition-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the preparations for the 2024 presidential \u200dtransition,\u2062 focusing \u200bon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-releases-plans-for-handling-election-misinformation-in-2024\/\" title=\"TikTok&#039;s strategy to tackle election misinformation in 2024 revealed\">key\u2063 dates<\/a> and events leading up to the inauguration of the \u2062next\u2063 president on January 20,\u200b 2025. With Donald Trump and Kamala Harris \u2063vying for \u200dthe presidency, the General Services Administration (GSA) is leading the\u2064 transition process.<\/p>\n<p>Important milestones include the launch of the 2024\u2062 Presidential Transition Directory in November \u20642023 \u2064and the establishment of the \u200bWhite House Transition Coordinating Council in May 2024, which designated leaders from federal agencies for the transition. Essential \u200bdeadlines were set for the presidential campaigns to sign memoranda of understanding with the GSA, with Harris&#8217;s team complying and Trump&#8217;s team\u200d still in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Key dates highlighted include the finalization\u2063 of transition \u200dbriefing\u2062 materials \u200cby November 1, the\u200b presidential election on November 5, \u2064and the certification \u200cof electors \u2062by December \u206211. The GSA provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-launches-inquiry-into-coast-guard-over-alleged-coverup-of-sexual-assaults\/\" title=\"Senate investigates Coast Guard for alleged sexual assault coverup.\">support\u200c services<\/a> to the winning candidate&#8217;s transition team after the \u2062election \u2062outcome is\u200b confirmed. The \u2064article also notes the complications \u200cfaced during\u2062 the 2020 transition, emphasizing the importance \u200bof timely cooperation in the \u200dprocess.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Key dates for the 2024 presidential transition<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1837489\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Kamala Harris<\/a> make their closing pitches <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"as to who will occupy\">as to who will occupy<\/a> the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, preparations are well underway for the administration of the 47th president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With the General Services Administration at the helm of the preparations, here is what has already been done, as well as the dates for key coming events in the transition of the next president.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prior to October 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The GSA began the process of transitioning to the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriffs-can-arrest-feds-who-violate-citizens-gun-rights-new-missouri-county-ordinance-says\/\" title=\"Sheriffs Can Arrest Feds Who Violate Citizens\u2019 Gun Rights, New Missouri County Ordinance Says\">presidential administration<\/a> in November 2023, when the 2024 Presidential Transition Directory was launched.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the White House Transition Coordinating Council was established, with each federal agency designating a lead for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-leader-says-hell-resign-as-gang-violence-sweeps-country\/\" title=\"Haitian leader to step down amid surging gang violence\">transition council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of the Republican and Democratic national conventions, in which Trump and Harris were nominated to lead their parties&rsquo; respective presidential bids, both campaigns were offered transition resources by the GSA on Aug. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigns had two deadlines, one on Sept. 1 and another on Oct. 1, to sign two separate memoranda of understanding with the GSA.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s transition team has agreed to both memorandums, with one of them coming after the deadline, while Trump&rsquo;s transition team has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3187717\/trump-better-prepared-staff-administration-delaying-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"not agreed to either memorandum\">not agreed to either memorandum<\/a>, although his campaign said it is still working on agreements with the GSA. Harris and Trump have also been tasked with signing an ethics plan. Harris has signed it, but Trump has not.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from Harris&rsquo;s and Trump&rsquo;s transition teams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162079\/trump-cabinet-names-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"met\">met<\/a> with the White House Transition Coordinating Council on Sept. 17 about various aspects of the transition following the election.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 2024<\/h2>\n<p>On Nov. 1, the Agency Transition Directors Council must have the transition briefing material finalized for the incoming administration to have at its disposal.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 5, voters will cast their ballots in the presidential election. Typically, after a winner has been confirmed by most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">media organizations<\/a>, the losing candidate concedes the race, although this was not the case in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Once a clear winner has been projected, the GSA will give support services and office space to the transition team for the winning candidate from the day after a winner is determined to 60 days after the new president is sworn into office.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, when Trump refused to concede the race, the GSA did not determine President Joe Biden as the winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/705249\/general-services-administrator-officially-allows-biden-to-begin-transition-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"until\">until<\/a> Nov. 23 despite most media organizations projecting Biden as the winner of the election on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p>A classified national security summary is also given to the president-elect as soon as one becomes apparent.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The states will certify their electors to the Electoral College by Dec. 11, and those electors will meet on Dec. 17 and elect the 47th president.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming administration will likely begin announcing nominees for appointed positions.<\/p>\n<p>With the transition of a new administration entering office, it also means the current administration will have to transition out of office. For the Biden administration, the GSA will provide support for the outgoing administration from 30 days before the end of the term, Dec. 21, 2024, for up to seven months, according to the Presidential Transition Act.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2025<\/h2>\n<p>On Jan. 6, 2025, a joint session of Congress will certify the Electoral College results, affirming the winner of the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 20, 2025, Harris or Trump will be sworn in as president at noon on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building, marking the successful transition from the Biden administration to the Harris or second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations for the presidential transition following the 2028 election have no firm timeline for starting other than the mandated November 2027 deadline to launch the 2028 Presidential Transition Directory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1837489\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837489\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key dates for the 2024 presidential transition as Trump and Harris prepare for the Jan. 20, 2025 inauguration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2356058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/presidential-transition-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43197,40261,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2356057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-presidential-transition","tag-key-dates","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/presidential-transition-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}