Then the House of Representatives determines the winner among the top three candidates.
2 votes
270 is the number needed for election.
26
the fraction should be 3/4
a person
The president is elected by the electoral college. Two hundred seventy electoral votes are needed to get elected.
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to be declared President of the United States. Indiana has 11 electoral votes.
Over 50%
67 votes would required if all 100 Senators were present.
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the 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.
It takes 270 votes to get a majority of the 538 votes possible. Half of 538 is 269 so one more than that is a majority.