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If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State 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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What if there is a tie in the presidential election, what happens next"?
In the event of a tie in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president. If the House cannot decide on a winner by Inauguration Day, the Vice President-elect would become acting president until a decision is made.
Who did thomas Jefferson tie with in the 1800 presidential election?
Aaron Burr and he finished in a tie,
Who chooses the vice president if there is a tie in the presidential race?
The Senate chooses the Vice President in the case of a tie.
How many presidential campaines resulted in a tie?
1800: The Constitution then made no distinction between Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates, and Jefferson found himself in a tie with his running-mate, Aaron Burr. After several ballots the House of Representatives chose Jefferson as President.
The 1876 Presidential election was?
The Supreme Court decide the presidential election.
Who determines the outcome of a presidential vote tie?
In the electoral college, there are 538 electors (or electoral votes), with at least 270 needed to win the presidential election. Although highly unlikely, it is possible that the electoral votes could be tied 269-269. If this were to happen, the vote would then go to Congress. It would be the duty of The House of Representatives to break the tie for the presidential election, and the duty of the Senate to break the tie for the vice presidential position.
In which presidential election did an electoral tie result?
john Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
The legislatures of the states decide how presidential electors may be chosen?
yes
Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
Can there be a tie in the presidential election?
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
The legislature of the stares decide how presidential electore may be chose?
true or false
How does a member of the house or senate decide what bill to introduce?
they roll presidential dice
