The candidate must receive 270 electoral votes to become President of the United States of America.
how many votes must a person have receive in order to beccome a president if the election is decided by the u.s. house of representative
The Speaker of The House of Representatives.
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 presidential election goes to the U.S. House of Representatives, a candidate must receive at least 26 of the 50 votes (i.e., a majority of votes) to be selected as the president.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives would then become president.
The president.
House of Representatives makes the decision.
The speaker of the house of representatives-----currently Nancy Pelosi
If both the President and the Vice President are unable to serve, then the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives would become President.
Because the house of representatives is representing them
The House of Representatives, the Senate and the President.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the next in line of succession.