Vice President of the United States the Twenty-fifth Amendment established a procedure for filling such a vacancy: This procedure has been implemented twice since the amendment came into force. The first instance occurred in 1973 following the October 10 resignation of Spiro Agnew, when Gerald Ford was nominated by President Richard Nixon and confirmed by Congress. The second occurred 10 months later following Ford's August 9, 1974 accession to the presidency upon Nixon's resignation, when Nelson Rockefeller was nominated by President Ford and confirmed by Congress. Had it not been for this new constitutional mechanism, the vice presidency would have remained vacant after Agnew's resignation and
Vice President of Honduras 3 persons. The position of "Vice President Commissioner" was created by former President Manuel Zelaya after Vice President Elvin Santos resigned in late 2008. A history of officeholders follows. In 2005, the Honduran Congress reformed the Constitution for that the charge of Vice-President may be held by only one person. In 2008, before the Honduran Primary Elections, the Honduran National Congress reformed the Constitution again so that the Vice-Presidential office may be occupied by 3 persons as it has been before. Vice President of Honduras The Vice Presidents of Honduras, also known as Presidential Designates, officially the Designates to the