The Vice President would then be elected by the Senate.
Is that even possible?
The electors are the people who officially elect the president. When people vote for president, they are actually voting for an elector who is sworn to support one particular candidate.
The electoral college elects the US president. When the people vote for president, they are actually voting for the electors who made up the electoral college and who actually elect the president. The electors pledge to support one particular candidate. The electors never meet as a group but each elector votes in his state capital and the votes are sent to the Senate president. They are counted in a joint session of Congress.
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No-one. There was only ever one Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, and the Confederacy was officially terminated in May 1865.
Congress has electoral powers only if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote. In that case, the House elects the president by a special vote in which each state gets one vote. States that can not agree on a candidate would have to pass their vote, but a majority of the states must concur in order to end the voting and elect a new president. The senate elects the vice-president and a majority is required to elect.
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.
The electoral college does not vote on policies. The electoral college performs only one function. It elects the president of the United States.
No one. Republic of Cyprus is officially recognized as independent country from 1960. First president was Makarios III.