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Which body elects the prisident if the electoral college fails to do so?
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Who elects the vice president if the electoral college fails to choose one?
Is that even possible?
Who elects president of electoral college fails?
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.
If the electoral college fails to give any presidential candidate a majority the election of the president is?
The House selects the president out of the top 3 candidate with votes.
Can the house of representatives elect the president?
Yes, the responsibility of electing the U. S. President falls to the U. S. House of Representatives when the electoral college fails to elect a clear winner, with an absolute majority of electoral votes.
What is the issue of the faithless elector face?
I'm not sure what you are referring to as a faithless elector "face." A "faithless elector" is a member of an electoral college who fails to cast his/her vote for whomever he/she was supposed to vote for based on the election results.
How many votes does each state get if electoral college fails?
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.
What tie can the vice president break?
If you mean, who would break a tie in an election for President, the answer is: "If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House." See the related link below.
How is it possible that the electoral college fails to elect the President?
In order to elect, one candidate must receive more than half of the votes. If more than two people receive votes, then it is possible that no one will get this required majority.
Which presidents election was determind by the US congress?
The U. S. House of Representatives elected Thomas Jefferson in 1800 and John Quincy Adams in 1824. It is the responsibility of the House to elect the President whenever the electoral college fails to pick a clear winner.
What happened to John reed?
John gambles, fails out of college, goes to brothels, and eventually commits suicide when his mother ceases to pay his debts for him.
What has the author Robert A Newland written?
Robert A. Newland has written: 'Only half a democracy: why X-voting fails and how preferential voting works' -- subject(s): Proportional representation, Voting 'Electoral systems' -- subject(s): Elections, Proportional representation 'Comparative electoral systems' -- subject(s): Elections
What percentage of votes must a candidate have to win all the electoral votes of a state?
How a state allocates its electoral votes is up to that state. Most states allocate all electoral votes to the candidate with more votes than any other candidate in that state; this is called a plurality. Note, however, that some states require the electors to cast their ballots in the Electoral College for the winner of the popular vote, but others have no such requirement.
