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Who chooses the president if the president has more then half the votes?
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∙ 12y ago
the electoral college
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If no candidate has more than half of the votes from the electoral college who chooses the president of the US?
The House of Representatives.
If no candidate has more than half of the votes from the electoral college who chooses the president of the United States?
the house of representatives
What are 2 ways the president get elected?
A president is elected by the electoral college (which is chosen by the votes of citizens). If no one candidate receives more than half of the votes, as can happen if there are more than two candidates, the House of Representatives chooses the President. The related link give more details.
What is the danger of the election being decided by the house of representatives?
When no presidential candidate receives votes from more than half of the appointed electors, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three electoral vote recipients.
If no candidate has more than half of the votes from electoral college's who chooses the president?
The House Of Representatives i.e. the election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Why did the house of reperesentatives decide the winner in the election of 1824?
No candidate received votes for President from more than half of the appointed electors.
Why did the house representative have to choose the president in 1824?
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Why did the house representatives have to choose the president in 1824?
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Why did the house of representative have to choose the president in 1824?
Nobody received more than half of the electoral votes.
Who becomes president of the us?
Whichever candidate receives a majority (51%) or more of votes from the electoral college (which is basically elected by the people although delegates to the college are not required by law to cast their votes as their home states wish). If no candidate receives a majority or more of votes (that's 51% or more, not just more than the other guy), then the House of Representatives choose the president and the Senate chooses the VP.
How many votes are needed from electoryal college to elect president?
It takes 270 votes to get a majority of the 538 votes possible. Half of 538 is 269 so one more than that is a majority.
When a president chooses a vice president so he can get more votes?
Maybe you are looking for the phrase,"balancing the ticket' which means to pick a VP candidate from a different geographical section or a different faction within the party.
