This article covers that there are 10 'battle ground' states that will likely decide the 2020 election. It then goes on to discuss how Pelosi could wind up as POTUS:
Nancy Pelosi, President?
The United States has a line-of-succession statute that dictates what happens if an election is undecided. The sitting President and Vice President leave office at noon on January 20, 2021 even if no winner has been decided.
In that case, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi becomes Acting President. But, that assumes Pelosi is named Speaker. What if House seats are also undecided because of mail-in ballots, legal challenges and close elections?
If enough House seats are not decided, there may not be a quorum in the House, which means that there would be no Speaker at all and still no Acting President.
Quorum is defined as: The Constitution requires that a quorum, defined as a majority of the House, be present on the floor when the House transacts business. The House, however, always presumes that a quorum is present unless and until its absence is demonstrated conclusively.
Regarding House Elections:
Elections to the U.S. House will be held on November 3, 2020, and coincide with the 2020 presidential election. All 435 seats will be up for election. Special elections will be held to fill vacancies that occur in the 116th Congress.
As of August 2020, Democrats had a 232-198 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were four vacancies.
Ballotpedia has identified 82 of the 435 House races (18.9%) as 2020 battleground races. Of the 82 seats, 42 have Democratic incumbents, 38 have Republican incumbents, and one has a Libertarian incumbent. One battleground seat was vacant.
Nancy Pelosi, President?
The United States has a line-of-succession statute that dictates what happens if an election is undecided. The sitting President and Vice President leave office at noon on January 20, 2021 even if no winner has been decided.
In that case, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi becomes Acting President. But, that assumes Pelosi is named Speaker. What if House seats are also undecided because of mail-in ballots, legal challenges and close elections?
If enough House seats are not decided, there may not be a quorum in the House, which means that there would be no Speaker at all and still no Acting President.
Quorum is defined as: The Constitution requires that a quorum, defined as a majority of the House, be present on the floor when the House transacts business. The House, however, always presumes that a quorum is present unless and until its absence is demonstrated conclusively.
Regarding House Elections:
Elections to the U.S. House will be held on November 3, 2020, and coincide with the 2020 presidential election. All 435 seats will be up for election. Special elections will be held to fill vacancies that occur in the 116th Congress.
As of August 2020, Democrats had a 232-198 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were four vacancies.
Ballotpedia has identified 82 of the 435 House races (18.9%) as 2020 battleground races. Of the 82 seats, 42 have Democratic incumbents, 38 have Republican incumbents, and one has a Libertarian incumbent. One battleground seat was vacant.
