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How can the U. S. House of Representatives choose the president?
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∙ 13y ago
The House of Representatives elects the U. S. President whenever no candidate receives more than half of all electoral votes. Since 1964, that minimum number has been 270 votes. A tie vote of 269-269 would send the election to the House.
If the House chooses the president, the vote is conducted in a special way-- every state delegation gets one vote.
This has happened two times, in 1800 and in 1824.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoIf no candidate receives an absolute majority of the electoral votes (currently 270), the House of Representatives holds an election and picks from the top three candidates who will become president.
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∙ 13y agoThe idea that the House will elect the president if no candidates wins a majority of the electoral votes is part of the main constitution (Article II section 1) Amendment 12 changes the way the vice-president is elected and modifies the process by which the House would elect the president if the electoral vote does not.
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