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If the Electoral College cannot choose a winner, then it will go to the House of Representatives. If they keep tying, it goes to the Senate and everyone votes. If the Senate ties, then the current Vice President that will soon be out of office will break the tie and choose the President. This happened with Bush and Gore. At the time, Gore was the Vice President. If the Senate would have tied, Gore would have broken the tie, and, of course, voted for himself.
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∙ 6y agoIf 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.
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∙ 11y agoIf no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, the US Senate chooses the new vice-president.
If no vice-president gets a majority of electoral votes, the US Senate would choose the vice-president from the two candidates receiving the most votes.
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How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive in Wisconsin?
Mitt Romney was unable to win Wisconsin in the 2012 election; the state awarded its ten electoral votes to President Obama.
Who becomes US president if Obama dies?
Senator Joe Biden would become the President-Elect if Obama were to become unable to server as President (eg. death) beginning December 15, 2008. Should President-Elect Obama be unable to server as President prior to December 15, 2008, the day the Electoral College votes, several scenarios might happen. Some states are required by law to vote for their states voted candidate (ie. the President-Elect that can't server). Other states can't select whomever they choose. To answer your question, if it is after the Electoral College vote (12/15/2008), Senator Biden, if it is prior the Electoral College, it is unknown (Biden, Clinton, McCain, Palin, or someone else). This has never happened in US history.
When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote the current president serves two more years and another general election is held?
When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the decision moves to the House of Representatives. Each state delegation gets one vote, and they choose from the top three candidates. The current president does not automatically serve two more years, but rather stays in office until the new president is chosen. If the House is unable to reach a decision by Inauguration Day, the Speaker of the House would serve as acting president until a president is chosen.
When does the vice president take over for the president?
When the President is unable to fulfill his duties. When the president dies or the administration all sign a paper saying that the president is unable to act.
When does a vice president turn into the president?
When the president in unable to fulfill his duties.
Who will become president if the current president is unable to fulfill his duties?
The vice president.
Who serves as vice president when the president is unable to serve?
no one
What president was unable to achieve his political goals of corruption?
President Grant
What president was unable to achieve his political because of corruption?
President Grant
What president was unable to achieve his goals because of corruption?
President Grant
Who becomes president of the US if the president and vice president become unable to serve?
the speaker of the house
Who takes over the President's job if he or she is unable to serve?
The vice president duhhh!
