Is it possible to call an Early Election in the US?

Question

In the hypothetical case that every member of the government (president and vice president included) wanted to call an early election, replacing the sitting president and vice president, would they be allowed to?

Answer 1

Well in some states there are recall processes. In California for instance, we had a Governor who was recalled. At the Federal level, when a member of Congress or the Senate leaves their job between elections, there are frequently special elections to replace them (though this varies by State Law and Constitution, especially for the US Senate, where Governors can appoint successors and interim Senators.)

With regards to the US Presidency, we have elections once every four years. In the UK they only recently adopted regularly scheduled elections (once every five years) and even today, the UK Prime Minister has wide latitude to call early elections whenever he or she wishes (though this did not work well for Theresa May, nor indeed for Gordon Brown for different reasons).

But no, there is not a mechanism for early Presidential and Vice Presidential elections in the United States.

Answer 2

No. There is a very clear line of succession. If the President and Vice-President are both removed or die during their term, the new President is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If he or she is not available, the President of the Senate becomes President. After that the succession goes down the line of Presidential cabinet officials in order of creation of their cabinet department. For example, the first in line after the President of the Senate would be the Secretary of State.