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Electoral College.
That's frequently how it works. The idea behind a balanced ticket is to persuade more voters.
Because, it would be selecting The President and also The Vice President.
It has always been the same, never has it changed. Voting has changed (paper to electronic) but HOW you vote for the president and vice president hasnt changed
The US Senate selects the vice-president if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
At one time early in United States history, the President and vice-President were elected seperately. The Constitution was later changed to have the President and vice-President run as a pair.
The 12th Amendment clarifies the election process for the offices of president and vice-president.
changed the way votes were cast for the President and vice president
The vice-president becomes the president if the president dies. This was true in 1800 and always since the Constitution was ratified. What has changed is a process for replacing the vice-president if something happens to him.
elects the President and Vice President
Jefferson and Adams were political rivals and differed sharply on several issues. ( In those days, the person who finished second in electoral votes was made the vice-president. This was changed in 1804 by the 12th amendment to the Constitution. ) Jefferson was the opposition candidate against Adams in 1796. His views on government differed from those of Adams in several important ways. However, in accordance to Constitution, he was made vice-president, having come in second in the presidential voting . The 12th amendment, passed in 1804 changed this method of election so that now the president and vice-president are from the same party.
The 12th constitutional amendment changed the procedure for electing the president and vice president. Members of the Electoral College became required to cast a vote for both president and vice president instead of two votes for president.