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What electoral duty does the house have?
In the event of a Electoral College tie, the House of Representative will be called upon to break the tie and elect the President.
Is a 269-to-269 tie possible in the electoral college?
yes
What political race was tied in the electoral college?
There has only been one 'tie' in the electoral college: 1800 - Thomas Jefferson VS Aaron Burr. This tie lead to a constitutional amendment, the 12th amendment.
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.
How is an electoral college tie broken?
There can not be a tie if the votes are divided between just two candidates since the total number of votes, 537, is an odd number. However, if more than two people receive votes, it is easily possible for a tie to occur.
What amendment passed as a result of the tie?
The 12th amendment was added as a result of the tie in the electoral college between Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr in 1800.
What is a scenario in which a electoral college results in a tie?
269 electors vote Republican, and the other 269 electors vote Democratic.
Who is president if Obama and Romney tie?
If there had been a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College, the election would have been decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by the Republican Party.
What is the role of the House of Representatives in case of a tie in the Electoral College?
In case of a tie in the Electoral College, where no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the role of the House of Representatives is to select the president from the top three candidates. Each state delegation would have one vote, and a candidate must receive the support of at least 26 state delegations to win the presidency. However, this scenario is highly unlikely, as a tie in the Electoral College is a rare occurrence.
What margin is required to for the house to choose the president?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
Which state has the least electoral college votes?
It's a tie ... Alaska, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming all have 3 electoral votes each.
Purpose of the creation of the electoral college?
The purpose of the electoral college is to ' break the tie' between two opposing parties. Let's say, there are two candidates running for the presidency. For the sake of argument we'll call them George W. Bush and Al Gore. After all the campaigning is done and all the votes have been tallied and counted, we find that both candidates seem to have about the same number of popular votes. Basically, we have a tie. This is when the electoral college steps in to cast their votes. It is their votes that will be the deciding factor as to which candidate will win the nomination for the presidency.
