What government body appoints the president to office?

So the Presidential Candidate gets the required amount of electoral votes and becomes the President Elect. But what government body does it fall upon to actually appoint him as president of the United States?

No one appoints him. The people, in a general election held in November, indicate a preference for electors pledge to the election of one candidate or another. On December 14th the members of the Electoral College meet in their respective State capitals and cast their ballots for President and Vice President. Only 24 of the 50 States require their electors to vote the way the people in their State preferred. The votes are then sent to the Clerk of the Senate. In January, when the Congress begins its session, a Joint Session of the Congress is held and the Vice President reads the results of the vote from each State and the District of Columbia. On January 20th, the two winners for President and Vice President are sworn into office by the Chief Justice of the United States.

The electors (of the Electoral College) travel to their respective state capitals to cast their ballots in early December. Those votes are then counted in a joint session of the US House and Senate in early January. This is done in the well of the House of Representatives and the sitting Vice President presides over the counting of the vote. Thus, the President is actually elected by the electors, and their votes are actually counted by congress. The President isn't appointed by any government body.

The Electoral College, which is an outmoded and ridiculous form of "democracy."

That's one of the reasons that we were stuck with Bush for another four years, the most damaging four years in American history, with the most corrupt and incompetent administration we've ever had.

I believe it's Congress. I think I saw that on the news the other day. I was surprised. I think Congress validates the electoral votes. It's more ceremonial than anything else.

No one really "appoints" the president. The electoral college votes, then he is sworn in by a member of the Supreme Court , usually the Chief Justice.

he's not appointed, he's elected by the people. there's a difference. the president can appoint people to other positions.

The electoral college selects the President. Congress counts the votes.

I believe Nancy Pelosi will be administering the oath tomorrow.

chief justice of the supreme court swears him in

i agree with ew

The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives ("electors") who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Since 1964, there have been 538 electors in each Presidential election.[1] Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Constitution specifies how many electors each state is entitled to have and that each state's legislature decides how its electors are to be chosen; U.S. territories are not represented in the Electoral College. The Electoral College is an example of an indirect election.