The people who didn't vote for the final people in the race will then have a chance to become president.They are also called faithless voters.
Aaron Burr and he finished in a tie,
In the event of a tie in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president. If the House cannot decide on a winner by Inauguration Day, the Vice President-elect would become acting president until a decision is made.
in the election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
john Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.
The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.
In the electoral college, there are 538 electors (or electoral votes), with at least 270 needed to win the presidential election. Although highly unlikely, it is possible that the electoral votes could be tied 269-269. If this were to happen, the vote would then go to Congress. It would be the duty of The House of Representatives to break the tie for the presidential election, and the duty of the Senate to break the tie for the vice presidential position.
yes, in the election of 1800 thomas Jefferson and john Adams
12th amendment
Most US elections do not offer a default to "none of the above." For a Presidential election, if by some incredible chance no one voted for either candidate on Election Day, it would go to the House of Representatives (which would also decide a tie, or if no candidate achieved a majority of electoral votes).
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
If there is a tie vote then government will conduct election again because there is no other solution for this.