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Who will elect a vice president if no candidate for vice president obtains the required number of Electoral College votes?
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In this case, the US Senate elects the vice-president.
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What margin is required to choose the president?
The winning candidate has to have a simple majority of votes from the electoral college. In other words, the candidate will only need to win by ONE electoral vote to become the president. He must receive a simple majority of the 535 votes in the electoral college.
What vote actually elects a candidate as president?
electoral college
What college was the president chosen by?
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President of the United States.
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
To become President a candidate must win the majority of?
electoral college vote
To become president of the US a candidate has to receive a majority of votes from what?
The Electoral College
What are the electoral powers of the house of representatives?
House elects the president if no candidate has over 50% of the electoral college votes.
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
Does the House of Representatives ever decide the president?
yes, if no candidate has a majority in the electoral college
Does the electoral college decide the next president?
No the next president is decided by the amount of electoral votes the candidate gets. They need to have so many electoral votes to win the elections.
How many electors are there?
there are 538 Electors in the electoral college and the candidate running for president needs 270 electoral vote to win
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.
