The number of electoral votes is 2 plus the number of representatives the state has in Congress. The total number of representatives is currently fixed at 435 and the number each state gets is apportioned by population . Congress adjusts these numbers after each new census.
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If nobody receives a majority of the electoral votes, the US Senate elects a vice-president from among the three highest candidates.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
Yes, California currently receives 55 electoral votes in the Presidential election.
Washington D.C receives 3 electoral votes.
The House of Representatives chooses the president if no candidates receives a majority of electoral votes. The House votes in a special way- each state gets one vote. The congressmen from each state meet and determine what their state's vote will be.
Since the establishment of the Electoral College in 1789, there have been a total of 19 elections decided by the House of Representatives. This occurs when no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, leading the House to select the president from the top three candidates. The most recent instance was in the election of 1824.
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
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.
Congress might decide a presidential election in the case of a disputed or tied Electoral College result. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives would vote to elect the president, with each state delegation having one vote. The Senate would vote to elect the vice president if no vice presidential candidate receives a majority of 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.