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Twentieth Amendment, Section 5 — Effective Date

Twentieth Amendment, Section 5

Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

Amdt20.S5.1 Effective Date of Sections 1 and 2 of Twentieth Amendment

Because the Twentieth Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933, Sections 1 and 2 of the Twentieth Amendment1 became effective on October 15, 1933.

Notes
  1. See Amdt20.S1.1 Presidential and Congressional Terms; Amdt20.S2.1 Date When Congress Shall Meet. ↩