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How are votes counted in Washington state to decide which candidate gets the electoral votes?
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When would the House of Representatives choose a President from the top three votegetters in the Electoral College?
In the event that no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes, the House elects a president from among the top three candidates in a election in which every state gets one vote. States with more than one representative to the House would have to caucus among themselves in order to decide how to cast their one vote. A majority of the states must agree in order to elect a candidate.
What is electoral voting?
Electoral voting is when after the popular vote, which is tallied up and made public in November 6th , the electoral college begins to decide whether or they vote to be republican or democratic. it is a very long process and the results are announced in december.
Which is an example of a party acting as a bonding agent?
party officials decide if a candidate is qualified and of good character.
What is the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president?
Look up the electoral college process and you'll understand better. Hint: we pick, they pick. This happened because in colonial times, they couldn't decide who should pick the president: the "smart" people or citizens. Hope I helped....
When did George Washington decide he wanted to be President?
When he started campaigning
Does the House of Representatives ever decide the president?
yes, if no candidate has a majority in the electoral college
Does the electoral college decide the next president?
No the next president is decided by the amount of electoral votes the candidate gets. They need to have so many electoral votes to win the elections.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to receive to win the presidency in the electoral colldge?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. However, if neither candidate reaches this threshold, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives and they vote (1 vote per state) to decide who becomes president.
Votes are counted by?
Votes are counted by normal citizens who apply/volunteer for the job. The votes are counted in the county in which they occurred. Citizens' votes are known as the popular vote. However, this doesn't decide who wins the election and ultimately has no importance. The victor needs 270 electoral votes to actually win the election. Electoral votes are votes given by the representatives and senators (Congress). If no candidate achieves 270 electoral votes, then the House of Representatives will vote between the three candidates who received the most electoral votes and the Senate will vote between the two vice presidents who received the most electoral votes. If the House cannot decide, then the vice president appointed by the Senate will become president until the issue is resolved.
Under what set of circumstances might congress decide a presidential election?
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.
How does Minnesota decide how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.
Why are there popular votes if the electoral colleges decide the presidency?
Because the popular vote decides which candidate wins that State's electoral college votes. In the present case, the electoral college will hardly have a choice and could be said to be redundant, but this has not always been the case.
Which president lost the popular vote and the electoral college vote?
John Quincy Adams was the only US president to be elected after losing the electoral vote. In 1824, no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote, so the election went to the House to decide. They chose Adams even though Andrew Jackson had won more electoral votes.
Why vote when the electoral college deterimes the outcome?
The popular vote in each state selects the electors who will vote in the Electoral College. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
How could the EC system concievably push the presidential election decision into congress?
If each candidate gets the same number of votes in the Electoral College, then the Congress will decide who gets to be President.
How do the electors decide witch candidatet chose for the electoral vote?
they go by the electoral colledge
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
