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Who decides the outcome of the presidential election if there is a tie?
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∙ 11y ago
In the case of a tie, the House of Representatives elects the President.
From the U.S. Constitution, 12th Amendment, Clause 3:
"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...."
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe winner of an election, if the votes are equal, is determined by the rules of the organization holding the election.
For President and Vice President of the United States, there cannot be a "tie", because there is an odd number of Electoral College members. If everybody votes the way they are pledged to do, then there can't be a tie. If an elector votes for someone other than the person he was pledged to, then the winner of the election is decided in the House of Representatives.
Tie elections in House and Senate elections; the House and Senate have their own rules for determining the winner.
For other elections, procedures vary. In some towns and villages, the people who are tied either flip a coin, or draw cards.
The important consideration is that the procedure be determined BEFORE the election, so that everyone agrees that nobody cheated.
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∙ 11y agothe congress votes for president and the senate votes for vice president
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∙ 10y agoIf no candidate gets a majority of the electoral vote (270 votes at present), the House of Representatives chooses the President from the three with the most votes.
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∙ 15y agoElectoral College
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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.
Who did thomas Jefferson tie with in the 1800 presidential election?
Aaron Burr and he finished in a tie,
Which branch votes and decides the presidential election in the event of a tie with the popular vote?
The U.S. President is never elected by popular vote. In fact, there have been four Presidential elections in U.S. history in which the winner of the election was not the candidate who received the most popular votes (in 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000).
In which presidential election did an electoral tie result?
john Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
N which presidential election did an electoral tie result?
in the election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Has there ever been a tie in the presidential election?
yes, in the election of 1800 thomas Jefferson and john Adams
Which amendment was ratified because of a tie vote in the Presidential election of 1800?
12th amendment
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.
How many times has there been a tie in a presidential election?
The only tie was the one between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 that resulted in the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
Where did the presidential election take place this year?
The presidential debate took place in washington. The debate against obama and biden against romeny and ryan was horribal it was almost a tie. i taylor was scared out of my life. amen arack won.
What is runoff election?
Any election with a tie in the vote is a runoff.
What event precipitated the need for the 12th Amendment?
The Presidential Election of 1800 ended in a tie in the Electoral College. This sent the election to the House of Representatives where politics took over. Even though that election was salvaged, it was obvious that new rules were needed to prevent this happening again.
