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Under what set of circumstances might congress decide a presidential election?
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∙ 7y ago
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes，the house votes by state to decide the winner.
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∙ 9y ago
Congress might decide a presidential election in the case of a disputed or tied Electoral College result. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives would vote to elect the president, with each state delegation having one vote. The Senate would vote to elect the vice president if no vice presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
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The 1876 Presidential election was?
The Supreme Court decide the presidential election.
How could the EC system concievably push the presidential election decision into congress?
If each candidate gets the same number of votes in the Electoral College, then the Congress will decide who gets to be President.
Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
How many votes does each state get whe the house must decide a presidential election?
69
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
What is a spoiler in a presidential election?
The spoiler is a political candidate (sometimes of a third party) who has little to no chance of winning an election but can still decide the fate of an election by taking votes away from other candidates.
What did the constitution originally say about presidential succession?
Originally, congress was to decide who was next in line for office after the Vice President. The 25th Amendment changed presidential succession to what it is today.
What was the purpose of the electoral Commission set up by congress in January 1877?
To decide the disputed Presidential election of 1876. Samuel Tilden (Democrat) got more votes than the Republican, Rutherford B. Hayes, but they tied in electoral votes. Since it is the Electoral College that decides Presidential elections, not the popular vote, neither could be declared the winner. Congress had to convene and choose one of them. They chose Hayes.
What is a government primary?
A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.
What somewhat recent fictional movie featured a man whose vote alone would decide the victor of the presidential election?
Swing Vote (2008).
Who is in the lead of the presidential election?
In the states that can always be counted as Republican votes, McCain is leading. In the Democrat strongholds, Obama is ahead. In the swing states that will actually decide who the next president will be, Obama has a slight lead, but still less than 50 % in any state. There are enough 'undecideds' in the poll numbers to pull McCain ahead by election day.
Is there a barangay election in 2010?
The congress already approve the budget of 2009 for the Barangay and SK Election on October 25, 2010. chect out the comelec website comelec.gov.ph but lets see the 15th congress on how they will decide on this matter. still i feel the Barangay and Sk Election will be push through on October 25, 2010.
