Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney significant person Mitt Romney
The planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney, better known as the Romney Readiness Project, refers to the planned transfer of power from President Barack Obama to Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's candidate for president in the 2012 presidential election. As Barack Obama was reelected as President, the transition did not take place.
The transition plan was the first to occur under the terms of the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010.The Edward "Ted" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 was named in Leavitt's honor and also in honor of the head of the Obama transition team.