The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution - prescribing electors cast separate ballots for president and vice president - replaced the system outlined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
The Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, separated the vote for president and vice president in the electoral college. If no candidate receives a majority in the electoral college, the amendment stipulates that the House of Representatives would choose the president from among the top three candidates. Each state delegation would have one vote in the House, and a candidate would need the support of a majority of state delegations to become president.
electoral
If there is not a majority for one candidate in the Electoral College. See the Twelfth Amendment.
The House of Representatives elected the president. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution (1803) requires the House to "immediately" elect a president in the event no candidate gets an electoral majority. There were 4 candidates in the 1824 election and none received a majority of electoral votes, requiring the House to make the decision as to who would be President of the US.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Amendment 12 says that the House shall choose the President if no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote. However, this part was actually unchanged from the original Constitution.
Yes. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
majority on electoral votes
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
The president of the United States is elected to office by the electoral college as opposed to popular vote. Any candidate who wins the presidency has to have a majority of at least 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives a majority, the election will need to be decided via a procedure outlined in the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution.
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, the new House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three,voting by state with each state delegation getting one vote.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.