How many non-consecutive terms can a president serve.
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07-15-02, 12:42 AM
JohnGalt
Two full terms, regardless of whether they are back to back or how many years in between each term.

Article 22 of the U.S. Constitution says:

Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once...

So it really has nothing to do with consecutive terms. It is a plain, old fashioned term limit, period.

07-16-02, 11:05 AM
teeceeum
It is possible for a person to serve almost 10 years as president if they succeed a person who has served for two years.

The 22nd Ammendment was written in response to FDR, who was elected to 4 consecutive terms. I believe it was ratified in 1953.

07-16-02, 01:22 PM
DorianGreyed
It's possible for someone to serve exactly 10 years, if the previous President dies on January 20th two years after he is sworn in.
Example:
On Jan. 20th, 2005, Larry Fine is sworn in as the president after G W Bush. President Fine dies on Jan. 20th, 2007, having served exactly 2 years of his yerm. His Vice President, Jerome Horowitz is sworn in as President. Since there are exactly 2 years left on Fine's term ( not "more than two years"), Horowitz can be elected to 2 terms on his own, giving him a total of exactly 10 years to the day.

07-16-02, 02:27 PM
teeceeum

quote:Originally posted by Doriangreyed:
It's possible for someone to serve exactly 10 years, if the previous President dies on January 20th two years after he is sworn in.
Example:
On Jan. 20th, 2005, Larry Fine is sworn in as the president after G W Bush. President Fine dies on Jan. 20th, 2007, having served exactly 2 years of his yerm. His Vice President, Jerome Horowitz is sworn in as President. Since there are exactly 2 years left on Fine's term ( not "more than two years"), Horowitz can be elected to 2 terms on his own, giving him a total of exactly 10 years to the day.



See? There you go!

07-18-02, 07:41 AM
Elexina
A president can only be elected twice, regardless of whether it is consecutive or non-. However, as has been explained, it is possible to serve for up to ten years.
This law was made after FDR died, assuring no other president would be elected four times. I think that, if he hadn't died, FDR would still be president today! ;-)

07-18-02, 06:27 PM
frankvan

quote:Originally posted by Elexina:
if he hadn't died, FDR would still be president today! ;-)


But he would be 120 years old.

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