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What happens if both candidates get 269 electoral votes?
If neither candidate gets a majority of the Electoral Votes, the election for President is decided in the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote. Senators would elect the Vice-President.
Is the president elected on electoral votes only?
No, the president is not elected solely on electoral votes. Electoral votes play a significant role in determining the outcome of the presidential election in the United States. However, the president is ultimately elected by the Electoral College, which is made up of electors who are chosen based on the popular vote in each state.
How does the electoral process work?
The electors from each state meet in their respective state capitals, vote and send their ballots to the president of the Senate who is the presence of both houses of Congress counts them and announces the count.
Who votes the president and vice president into office?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President and Vice President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
What is a group of electors from each state who votes for president?
Long question, short answer: the Electoral College.
What did the electoral college do?
The electoral college elects the president of the united states. Each state has electoral votes according to their population.
How are the Electoral votes per state decided?
Electoral votes are counted before a joint session of Congress on January 6th following the November election. It is usually the job of the President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) to count the votes.
The 2000 presidential election was decided by electoral college votes in the state of?
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In the Elections of 1800 and 1824 when no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote what is the election is decided by?
The House of Representatives chooses the president if no candidates receives a majority of electoral votes. The House votes in a special way- each state gets one vote. The congressmen from each state meet and determine what their state's vote will be.
The vote goes to who if the president isn't decided by the electoral college?
House of Representatives, based on 1 vote per state must have majority to decide winner, see 12th amendment
What are the voters chosen by each state to select the president and vice president?
electoral college
Whom does the electoral college consist of?
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state and the District of Columbia are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
