§ 20. — Resignation or refusal of office.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC20]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 1--PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
Sec. 20. Resignation or refusal of office
The only evidence of a refusal to accept, or of a resignation of the
office of President or Vice President, shall be an instrument in
writing, declaring the same, and subscribed by the person refusing to
accept or resigning, as the case may be, and delivered into the office
of the Secretary of State.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678.)
Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
For protection and preservation of tape recordings of conversations
involving former President Richard M. Nixon, see sections 101 to 106 of
Pub. L. 93-526, set out as a note under section 2107 of Title 44, Public
Printing and Documents.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 18 section 871.