re: #701 Wm T Sherman

Order of presidential succession:

1. Vice President of the United States (Joe Biden)
2. Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)
3. President pro Tempore of the Senate (Robert Byrd)
4. Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton)
5. Secretary of the Treasury (Timothy Geithner)
6. Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates)
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
11. Secretary of Labor
12. Secretary of Health & Human Services
13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
14. Secretary of Transportation
15. Secretary of Energy
16. Secretary of Education
17. Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs
18. Secretary of Homeland Security

[Link: usgovinfo.about.com…]

If, God forbid, something happens to Obama & Biden, would Nancy serve out the remainder of Obama’s term, or would a special election be held?