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The Twelfth Amendment, thanks to the election of 1800. The candidates for President and Vice-President cannot be from the same state, due to this Amendment:
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;--The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.... The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President to the United States.
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∙ 9y agoThe Election of 1804 was when the Vice President and President starting running on the same ticket. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution established this law.
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∙ 6y agowhen the constitution had just been created, presidents and vice presidents didn't run together, which led to controversy
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Who will run the country if the president and the vice president die at the same time?
The Speaker of the house will become President.
How old do you have to be to run for vice-president?
30 years old and natural born citizen.
Did John Tyler run for president?
Tyler ran for vice-president in 1840 with Wm Henry Harrison heading the ticket. He became president because Harrison died soon after taking office. Tyler never ran for president .
Does the president and vice-president need to be from the same political party?
In modern elections, the President and VP run on the same ticket, and are of the same party. In the first few elections, the winner became President and the runner-up was VP, so they were usually from different parties. An example is that John Adams was a Federalist while his VP Thomas Jefferson was a Republican.
Can a vice president leave office and run for president?
A vice-president does not have to resign his office in order to run for President. Martin Van Buren, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, George H. W. Bush and Al Gore all ran for President while holding the office of vice-president.
What did the twelve amendments do?
Made it so that the president and vice-president run for the two offices on the same ticket
Can a person run independently for the office of Vice President of the US not part of a complete presidential ticket?
No, in the United States system the president selects his vice president. The Vice President is not determined seperately by vote.
Is the US Vice President elected by voters the same as the President?
no..the presidential candidate decides whom he will appoint to run as vice president with him
Who was the first woman to run for vice-president on the republican ticket?
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, in 2008 became the first woman to be the Republican nominee for vice-president .
When did Andrew Johnson run for president and with whom?
Johnson ran successfully for vice-president with Lincoln heading the ticket in 1864. He was never nominated for president.
Why do you think the president and vice president are both from from the same party today?
They always have been from the same party. The political parties nominate a ticket to run together. It makes it easier to make decisions and to carry out functions of government when they come from the same party.
Can Paul Ryan run for vice president and House-of-Representitives at same time?
Yes, and he will. Biden ran for senate and Vice President at the same time.
Does the vice president share appointent with the president?
I am not quite sure what you are asking. The vice-president is elected in the same way and at the same time as the President. They run as a team. That is all they legally share.
Who will run the country if the president and the vice president die at the same time?
The Speaker of the house will become President.
What year was Geraldine Ferraro nominated for Vice-President?
Geraldine Ferraro was nominated to run for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket in 1984. Walter Mondale was the Presidential candidate.
Who was the first woman to run for for vice president on the democratic ticket?
Geraldine Ferraro (1984). The presidential nominee was Walter Mondale.
How old do you have to be to run for vice-president?
30 years old and natural born citizen.
