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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.
Why do some states have more electoral college votes than other states?
Some states have more electoral votes because they are larger and have a larger population. The larger number of population must be represented by a larger number of electoral votes.
How does the winner take all feature of the electoral college hinder the third party?
It is a fact of life that the vast majority of voters either belong to one or the other political party or are independent but still vote for a major party candidate. One or the other major party will win a state's election with the other coming in second. The best a third party can realistically hope for is to come in second, which means it still gets none of that state's electoral votes. If a state's electoral votes were distributed according to the percentage of the popular it got in the election, it would get some electoral votes, but still not enough to make a difference in the election.
What are the four options suggested as alternatives to the electoral college?
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is the most promising, as it bypasses the difficult process of amending the constitution, without being unconstitutional. The Constitution says that States decide how their electors are chosen. Nearly all States (and the District of Columbia, which has 3 electors) use the "Winner Takes All System", which allowed George W. Bush to win the election in 2000 despite the fact Al Gore got more votes. There are two exceptions. Maine (4 electors) and Nebraska (5 electors) can split their vote if the less popular candidate gets a majority in a congressional district. The only time this happened was in 2008, when John McCain won the state of Nebraska, but Barack Obama carried the majority of votes in the 2nd district. The vote was split 4-1. Currently a candidate needs to carry enough states to win 270 electoral votes in order to win. If at least 270 electoral votes were from states who had agreed to the NPVIC, the winner of the nationwide popular vote would always win. Basically, each state that signs up to the NPVIC would agree to send electors to vote for the candidate which receives the largest number of votes in the country, and not in the state itself. This does not come into force until enough states have agreed and 270 electoral votes belong to NPVIC states. To agree to the NPVIC, states have to pass legislation. Currently, six states have done this: Washington, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and Hawaii. The District of Columbia, which is not a state, has also done this. This means 74 out of the 270 necessary votes are held by NPVIC states. Our most recent news is that the Bill has passed the Vermont Senate, and it is very likely it will pass the Assembly and be enacted. The previous Governor vetoed the proposal, but the new Governor supports it.
Why was George Washington elected as President without a popular vote?
Because he was the first President (1789-1797) and the Constitution did not provide for popular election of electors, leaving it to the states to establish the method. In the absence of conventions, there was no formal nomination process. The framers of the Constitution had presumed that Washington would be the first President, and once he agreed to come out of retirement to accept the office, there was little opposition to him. Individual states chose their electors, who voted all together for Washington when they met. Method of choosing Electors in Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and South Carolina, each elector was appointed by the state legislature. In Massachusetts, two electors were appointed by state legislature and each remaining elector chosen by state legislature from list of top two vote-getters in each congressional district. New Hampshire chose each elector by the voters statewide; however, if no candidate wins majority, state legislature appoints elector from top two candidates. Virginia was divided into electoral districts, with one elector chosen per district by the voters of that district. Only ten states out of the original thirteen cast electoral votes in this election. North Carolina and Rhode Island were ineligible to participate since they had not ratified the U. S. Constitution yet. New York failed to appoint its allotment of eight electors because of a deadlock in the state legislature. Each state was to send 8 electors to vote, each having 2 votes, one for President and one for Vice President. The eventual count was 69 electors. President Washington won both the popular vote, (35,866) and received all of the electoral votes for President, (69). John Adams received a popular vote of 2,952 and 34 of the electoral votes for Vice President.
Why electroal Votes and what are they?
The electoral votes come from the citizens who vote within the states. The bigger the state, the higher the electoral vote. For example, California has 55 electoral votes. The president needs to obtain these votes for presidency.
If there are a total of 535 congressman where does the total of 538 electoral votes come from?
The District of Columbia does not have a voting congressional delegation. However, under the 23rd amendment, the District is entitled to the same number of electoral votes as the state with the least number of electoral votes in presidential elections. Since the states with the least number of votes have three votes, the Washington D.C. is entitled to three electoral votes, so there are 538 total votes even though there are only 535 congresspeople.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in Ohio?
In 2008: Barack Obama received 11 electoral votes from Indiana by receiving 1,374,039 votes to John McCain's 1,345,648 votes, a very close contest.In 2012: Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Indiana losing the 11 electoral votes to Mitt Romney whom received 1,410,821 votes to Obama's 1,136,973 votes.
Why do they select candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes?
It is often assumed that candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes will be well-known and, ideally, well-liked in the state they come from. (Often they have held a statewide office.) Therefore, in a presidential election, it is hoped that the candidate will have an advantage in their home state and will win its electoral votes.
What are us electoral votes?
Electoral votes in the US are the popular vote for each state combined into an electoral. Example - 50,000 people vote for a candidate in one state. 60,000 vote for the other candidate in the same state. The candidate with 60,000 voted in that states gets the electoral vote. Note. A state can have more electoral votes depending on population.
Where it come from 270 electoral vote to win?
270 electoral votes are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
How many votes come from Florida?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida. Therefore, Florida has 29 electoral votes.
Where does the electoral number 538 come from?
Electoral votes are broken down by state. Each state gets one electoral vote for each member of it's Congressional delegation. For instance, Tennessee has 9 Congressmen and 2 Senators; therefore, Tennessee has 11 Electoral votes. South Dakota has 1 Congressman and two Senators; therefore, South Dakota has 3 electoral votes. Only U.S. States and the District of Columbia get electoral votes. Territories (like Puerto Rico) are not awarded electors, although they do participate in the primary process. The total number 538 comes from the fact that there are 435 Representatives for all the states and 100 Senators. The District of Columbia has no Representatives or Senators but it has been give 3 electoral votes anyway. That is why the number of electoral votes is 538, whereas the total number of Congressmembers is only 535.
How did Florida come up with the number 27 for electoral votes?
It has 25 members of the US House of Representatives plus 2 US Senators.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in Florida in 2012?
This is a placeholder question until the results of the November 2012 election come in. The result has not yet been determined, but since New York has traditionally voted Democrat, and strongly supported Obama in the previous election (63%), Obama is expected to receive New York's 29 electoral votes.
What is the Electoral College and what role does it play in a presidential election?
The electoral college is the ultimate form of election. People vote for electors, who then distribute themselves to the various states at an allotment ratio based on the population of people that bothered to vote in the previous election. They then poll the residents and politicians of that state and, once they've verified the polling results, go to Washington DC to consider voting for the candidates that the state they were assigned to voted for. After meeting with high ranking government officials for a last round of debate and campaigning, the college retreats to a room in the Capitol building where they lock themselves in and don't come out until they are done. They vote in secret and burn white smoke atop the Capitol dome as a signal once they have agreed on the next president of the United States.
How many popular votes did James Monroe get in his second term?
== == Prior to the election of John Quincy Adams in 1824 all electors were chosen by the state legislatures. Some states did have non-binding popular votes but the franchise was very limited and no records were kept. Thus the answer to your question can either be considered none or no one knows.
