Speaker of the house is second in line, and when a House member leaves office mid-term, a special election is held. Theoretically, any house rep could resign and a new one elected, that person made speaker, then when the president and VP resign, that person will be acting president. The only limitation is that the house member has to come from a specific district.
Speaker of the house is second in line, and when a House member leaves office mid-term, a special election is held. Theoretically, any house rep could resign and a new one elected, that person made speaker, then when the president and VP resign, that person will be acting president. The only limitation is that the house member has to come from a specific district.
You don’t have to be a member of the House to be Speaker.