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If no candidate for vice-president gets a majority of electoral votes, the Senate elects the vice-president from the among the two highest in list of people getting votes from the electors. One would expect that they would chose the running mate of the new president, but they are not required to do so.
This happened once. In the Presidential election of 1836, the election for Vice President was decided in the Senate. Martin Van Buren's running mate, Richard M. Johnson, fell one vote short of a majority in the Electoral College. Vice Presidential candidates Francis Granger and Johnson had a "run-off" in the Senate under the 12th Amendment, where Johnson was elected 33 votes to 17.
Before 1804, the person who came in second running for president was then the vice president.:)
If no Vice Presidential candidate has an absolute majority of electoral votes (270 or more), the Senate elects a Vice President from between the two candidates with the most electoral votes. Such was the case in 1836.
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.
If the electoral college were to result in a tie, the United States Senate would be responsible for picking the Vice President. There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate.
In the event of a tie, the US House of Representatives chooses the Vice President. The Senate chooses the President in such a situation.
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the US Senate elects the new vice-president from among the top three candidates.
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What is the body of electors that represent the peoples vote in choosing the president?
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
Who directly elect the president?
electoral college
What group of people are officially responsible for electing a president?
The electoral college is the group of people who officially elect the US president.
Who elects the president and vice president why?
When the people vote, they are really voting for delegates to the Electoral College. Each states' number of delegates is equal to the number of representatives it has in the US House of Representatives plus the two Senators it has in the US Senate. For example, in 2008 PA had 19 Reps. and two Senators, so it had 21 Electoral Votes. The Electoral College votes in December following a presidential election and chooses the president and VP. To become president or VP a candidate must receive a majority (51% or more - 270+/538) of Electoral votes.
Who officially chooses the president of the United states?
the people of the US but he/she (well can be she hasn't yet) is sworn in by a supreme court justice The above answer is incorrect. Officially the president is NOT elected by the people of the country. The people vote for electors (there are a total of 538 of them), and the electors choose the president.
Which political institution chooses the president if there is not a clear majority among th candidates?
electoral college
Who chooses the president in the general election?
the electoral college
Who chooses the president if the president has more then half the votes?
the electoral college
The blank actually chooses the President and Vice President?
Electoral College.
What is the group of electors that together choose the president of the US?
The electoral college chooses the president.
President is elected by?
the majority vote of the electoral college
What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?
electorial college, and that's not a school
Does the US Senate chose the president in case of a nonmajority vote?
No. The Senate never chooses the President. The House of Representatives does, if the nobody win a majority in the electoral college. (See the related question.)
Who elects president if there is no majority in electoral college?
House of Representatives
Who elects the president of there is no majority in the electoral college?
The House of Representatives.
Who should choose the vice president if no one gets a majority in the Electoral College?
If no candidate gets a majority, the House of Representatives chooses using a special procedure in which each state gets one vote.
Which branch selects the president if there's no majority in the Electoral College?
If there is no majority in the Electoral College, the members of the US House of Representatives elect the President. No one ever appoints a President of the United States.
