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As long as the number of states and the number of House seats remain unchanged, 270 votes qualifies as an absolute majority.
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What type of votes actually elect the president-?
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
Who votes to determine the president elect?
The Electoral College voters decide the President-Elect because their votes are the ones that count.Whoever wins the Electoral Vote in any US Presidential Election will win.
It takes 270 electoral votes to elect a president. what is the fewest number it would take to elect a president?
There are a total of 538 electoral votes available. One half of 538 is 269, so it would take at least 270 electoral votes to win. If there is a tie, then the House of Representatives will elect the President and Vice President.
What votes cast for presidential candidates actually elect the president?
Electoral votes are what count when electing a President into office in the U.S.A..
How many votes are needed to elect the Indian president?
2 votes
Who are the group of people that cast official votes to elect the president called?
This group is called the electoral college; its members are called electors and the votes it casts are called electoral votes.
Can the house of representatives elect the president?
Yes, the responsibility of electing the U. S. President falls to the U. S. House of Representatives when the electoral college fails to elect a clear winner, with an absolute majority of electoral votes.
If there is a tie or no majorit in the electoral college votes how is it decided who would be president?
If the electoral college is not able to elect a President, the election goes to the House of Representatives.
Why is George W. Bush president of the US?
He received a majority of the votes from the electoral college in order to elect him as president.
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
The president is chosen by an?
The president is elected by the electoral college. Two hundred seventy electoral votes are needed to get elected.
Do you directly elect your president?
No. Your Vote goes to the electoral college. It then is tallied with the rest of the state'svotes, and the electoral collage votes all go to the candidate with the most votes, with a few exceptions.
