Steven Spenser

President-elect

Thanks for adding the bit about the U.S. code determining the date of the electoral vote tally, but I wonder if this might be something that changes from Congress to Congress. As recently as 1997 and 1989, the count took place on a date other than January 6. This page [1] provides dates for the counts. In recent memory the count has typically taken place on Jan. 6 with a few exceptions:

• Wednesday, January 6, 1965
• Monday, January 6, 1969
• Saturday, January 6, 1973
• Thursday, January 6, 1977
• Tuesday, January 6, 1981
• Monday, January 7, 1985
• Wednesday, January 4, 1989
• Wednesday, January 6, 1993
• Thursday, January 9, 1997
• Saturday, January 6, 2001
• Thursday, January 6, 2005

Anyway, I hope this provides some understanding of why I chose the "typically" language. The Constitution doesn't set this date in stone as it does with the office turnover. Robert K S (talk) 22:44, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

And on the matter of affect/effect, if there is confusion about the meaning of that sentence--I confess I am a bit confused with what it intends to say--it should probably be reworded or removed. "Effect" doesn't make much sense to me but "affect" seems definitely wrong, non sequitur. "Affect" would imply that the purpose of the sentence is to contradict a faulty understanding that taking the oath of office could somehow "unmake" one president. Robert K S (talk) 22:57, 10 November 2008 (UTC)