The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America
He shall hold his office during the term of four years and together with the vice president chosen for the same term
be elected as follows. Each state shall appoint in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct a number of electors equal to the whole
number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress
But no senator or representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States shall be appointed an elector
The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for two persons of whom one at least shall not lie an inhabitant
of the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the persons voted for and of the number of votes for
each which list they shall sign and certified and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States directed to the president
of the Senate. The president of the Senate shall in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives
Open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the president
If such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed and if there will be more than one who have such majority
and have an equal number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by ballot
one of them for president. And if no person have a majority
then from the five highest on the list, the said house shall in like manner choose the president
But in choosing the president, the votes shall be taken by states representation from each state having one vote
A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two thirds of the states and a majority of all the states
shall be necessary to a choice. In every case after the choice of the president
the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the vice president
But if there should remain two or more who have equal votes
the Senate shall choose from them by ballot. The vice president, the Congress made a term in the time of choosing the electors and the
day on which they shall give their votes, which day shall be the same throughout the United States
No person except a natural born citizen or a citizen of the United States
At the time of the adoption of this constitution shall be eligible to the office of president
Neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of 35 years and been 14 years
a resident within the United States in case of the removal of the president from office or of his death
resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office
The same shall devolve on the vice president and the Congress may by law provide for the case of removal
death, resignation or inability. Both of the president and vice president declaring what officer shall then act as president and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or a president shall be elected. The president shall at stated times received for his services
A compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected and he shall not receive within
the period. Any other emolument from the United States or any of them before he enter on the execution of his office
He shall take the following oath or affirmation. I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the
United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States