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In OTL it has never been necassary to actually implement provisions for succession beyond a Vice President. (It is much less likely since the 25th Amendment with the provision for replacing VPs)

The 1792 act on this issue, which applied until 1886 provided for a special election for a President and probably intended that such a President should serve a full term.

There were a number of occaisons when there could have been such a double vacancy. Madison was not a well man and at least only of his VPs died.

Andrew Johnson would have been dead had Booth found more effective co conspitirors. It is also possible that he could have been impeached and convicted in 1867...

Would the Constitution have been amended or would America be okay with Presidential elections in years when there were no Congressional ones.

Any other big butterflies?

I ask myself about elections in 1917- also as I think of it had McKinley been murdered as in OTL TR might have actually been elected in in 1901 election

Also how would an election after the crash but before the depression in 1929 have gone....
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