This would take a simple majority in both Houses of Congress. 218 votes in the House and 51 votes in the Senate if all seats are filled and everybody votes. The VP could break a tie-vote in the Senate.
60% of the vote is the standard 3/5 needed I Believe Senate has 59 members 36 votes would be needed House has 118 members 71 votes would be needed
The electoral votes are unsealed and counted under direction of the vice-president of the US acting as the president of the Senate at a joint session of the new Congress early in January following the election .
whip
67
a quorum ( one over half votes )
51
Congress. Specifically the President of the Senate, usually the sitting Vice-President.The votes are then counted by a joint session of Congress on the first day of the first session in January (January 6) following the election.
They are sent to the president of the Senate who in a joint session of Congress opens and counts them.
60% of the vote is the standard 3/5 needed I Believe Senate has 59 members 36 votes would be needed House has 118 members 71 votes would be needed
December 8, 1941: The US Senate votes 82-0; the US House of Representatives votes 388-1. Montana Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin was the 'no' vote. The Joint Resolution was approved by Congress at 4:10 pm.
The votes are counted in a joint session of Congress led by the President of the Senate, who is the U.S. Vice President, on January 6th following an election. After the votes are counted and any objections have been dealt with, the Vice President announces the winners of the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
The procedure for counting electoral votes in the United States is outlined in the U.S. Constitution. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over a joint session of Congress where the votes are counted. The electoral votes from each state are first presented alphabetically, and then the Vice President announces the results and declares the winner.
To overturn the president's veto of a bill 2/3rds of the congress needs to approve.
All states must adopt the a form of government and a constitution in accordance to the US constitution before they are granted statehood. A territory will hold a referendum and if the majority votes for statehood, the Congress will be petitioned. If the Congress passes a joint resolution to grant statehood, the president signs it and statehood is granted to the territory.
The electoral votes are unsealed and counted under direction of the vice-president of the US acting as the president of the Senate at a joint session of the new Congress early in January following the election .
The counting occurs at a joint session of Congress in the capitol in Washington, DC.
Laws from Congress come from the votes of Representatives (On behalf of the People) and from the votes of the Senate (On behalf of the States).