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The House votes by state to decide the winner
US Presidential Election
- If no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes in a US Presidential election, the states' delegations to the House of Representatives select the president. Each state's delegation receives one vote. The House must select from the top three Electoral College vote getters (i.e. the three candidates with the highest Electoral College vote totals), and the winner must receive the majority of votes.
- A minimum 2/3rds quorum is required (i.e. 2/3rds of all the states' delegations must be present), and the winner must get a simple majority of that quorum. Only state delegations can vote in such a tie-breaker (e.g. the District of Columbia's Electoral representatives are excluded, and D.C. does not get a vote). Voting rounds continue until there is a winner.
Vice presidential election
- If no candidate for the Vice President receives a majority of the Electoral Vote, the Senate will then choose the winner. Each senator has a single vote, and they can chose from the top TWO Electoral College vote-getters. A simple majority (51 of 100) is required to win in the Senate. Only Senators may vote (e.g. the current Vice President does not get to break ties) in this special case. As with the House, voting rounds continue until there is a winner.
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Under the 12th amendment if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes for president what happens?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States 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.
A person votes for a candidate for the city council?
People vote for a presidential candidate during a presidential election, which happens every four years. Registered voters are allowed to vote in elections.
If the presidential vote in the electoral college results in a tie?
If the electoral vote splits 269-269, the House of Representatives would decide between the two candidates via a special procedure in which the each state gets one vote. They would keep voting until they do come out with a majority for one candidate.
What happens if the number of electoral votes are not reached?
The required number is more than half of the total. If no candidate gets this required majority, the House of Representatives chooses the president from among the top three candidates using a special procedure in which each state gets one vote.
What would happen if a presidential candidate died before the election?
The race begins again and the presiding president remains in office until the process is concluded. The race begins again and the presiding president remains in office until the process is concluded.
What happens if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes in the presidential election?
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision is then made by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote to determine the next president.
What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes in the United States election?
If no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes in the United States election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where they will vote to choose the next president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
What happens if no candidate in a presidential election receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college?
If no candidate in a presidential election receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the decision is then passed to the House of Representatives to choose the president from the top three candidates. Each state delegation in the House gets one vote, and the candidate who receives a majority of state delegation votes becomes the president.
What happens if neither presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes?
If neither presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives. Each state delegation gets one vote, and the candidate who receives a majority of state votes (at least 26 out of 50) becomes the president.
What happens if no one gets enough electoral college votes in a presidential election?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral college votes in a presidential election, the decision is then made by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote.
What happens if no one receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If no candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes. Each state delegation in the House gets one vote, and a candidate must receive a majority of state votes to win.
When citizens vote for the Presidential candidate they are electing a member of the Electoral College?
Yes, you are right - that is what happens.
What happens if no candidate receives a majority of the vote?
If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes then the U.S. House of Representatives will elect the President from the three candidates with the majority of votes in a special election in which each state gets one vote. This was established by the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
What happens if neither candidate gets 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If neither candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives. They will then vote to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
What happens if a candidate doesn't get 270 votes in the presidential election?
If a candidate does not receive 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
What happens when a presidential candidate wins state with slightly more than half of the popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
What happens when a presidential candidate wins a state slightly more than half of the popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
