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The US Senate would choose the vice president from among the top three if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes.

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Who elects the president and vice president if no one wins a marjority vote of electoral college votes?

The House of Representatives elects the President, and the Senate elects the Vice President.


Who elects the Vice-President if there is no majority in the Electoral College?

The Congress would decide who the Vice-president would be.


Who will elect a vice president if no candidate for vice president obtains the required number of Electoral College votes?

In this case, the US Senate elects the vice-president.


Which month does the general public vote for the president?

The public "votes for president" in November, but they are actually electing members to the electoral college at that time. (The electoral college elects the President and Vice President in December.)


What tie can the vice president break?

If you mean, who would break a tie in an election for President, the answer is: "If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House." See the related link below.


Who officially. Elects the president and Vice President?

They are elected by members of the Electoral College. Each state has a given number of Electors, based on their population. The Electors actually cast their votes for the president/ Vice President.


Who official elects the president and vice president?

They are elected by members of the Electoral College. Each state has a given number of Electors, based on their population. The Electors actually cast their votes for the president/ Vice President.


Who officially elects the president the vice president?

They are elected by members of the Electoral College. Each state has a given number of Electors, based on their population. The Electors actually cast their votes for the president/ Vice President.


According to the Constitution who elects the President and Vice President?

The electoral college


How are unsuccessful vice presidential elections resolved?

If nobody receives a majority of the electoral votes, the US Senate elects a vice-president from among the three highest candidates.


What is the point of electoral college?

Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.


What happens when somebody is elected for president and doesn't have enough electoral votes?

When nobody receives votes from more than half of the electors, the U.S. House of Representatives elects the President from among the top three presidential candidates with the most electoral votes, and the U.S. Senate elects the Vice President from between the top two vice-presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. That's how John Quincy Adams got elected in 1825 despite being less popular and receiving fewer electoral votes than Andrew Jackson, and the same rules are still in effect today.