As voters cast their ballots, which is on-going, in the United States Presidential election where former President Donald Trump of Republican Party, and Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party, are locked in a tight race, here is a timeline of events enroute inauguration on January 20, 2025.
November 5: Election Day
November ?: It could take days for the result to be determined.
November 26: Trump is due to be sentenced in a Manhattan hush money case in which he was found guilty of falsifying documents to cover up payments to silence an adult film star about an alleged sexual encounter.
December 17: Electors, who together form the Electoral College, meet in their respective states and the District of Columbia to select the president and vice president.
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.
January 6: The vice president presides over the Electoral College vote count during a joint session of Congress, announces the results and declares who has been elected.
January 20: The president-elect and vice president-elect take their respective oaths of office during a swearing-in ceremony.
