77 Days of Transition: New Law Aims to Streamline Presidential Power Transfer Process

Under this mandate, Trump and Harris may find themselves forming rival administrations for weeks.

The White House on Sept. 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The 2024 presidential election will see the first application of a 2022 amendment to the laws governing the transfer of power between administrations.

There are 77 days between the Nov. 5 election and the Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration of the next president, during which the president-elect will ready his or her administration to take over from President Joe Biden.