Vacancies in the offices of President and Vice-President.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Vacancies in the offices of President and Vice-President.—When neither the President-elect nor Vice-President-elect shall have qualified, as provided in section six, Article VII of the Constitution, or in case of removal, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice-President, as provided in section eight, Article VII of the Constitution, the President of the Senate shall act as president until the President-elect or the Vice-President elect shall have qualified or their disability has been removed or a President has been elected. (C. A. 68-modified). In case of permanent vacancy m the offices of President and Vice-President, the Congress shall determine by joint resolution whether or not a special election shall be held to elect a President and a Vice-President or only a President. In the affirmative case, the date on which the special election is to be held shall be fixed in the resolution and said date shall be stated in the proclamation to be issued in accordance with section twenty-two of this Code, which shall be signed by the Acting President. The officers elected shall qualify at twelve o'clock in the morning of the day next following the date of their proclamation by the Congress and shall hold office until their successors elected at the next regular election, shall qualify. (C A-357-14) (Constitution).