If the presidential vote in the electoral college results in a tie?

Answer 1

If the electoral vote splits 269-269, the House of Representatives would decide between the two candidates via a special procedure in which the each state gets one vote. They would keep voting until they do come out with a majority for one candidate.

Answer 2

It is possible for a tie to happen during the Electoral College voting. If this happens, the House of Representatives will vote for President. If that is tied, then there would be a vote from the Senate.

Answer 3

If no one candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the president from among the top three using a special election procedure in which each state delegation gets one vote. The procedure is the same whether there is a 269-269 tie between two candidate or if the votes are split among several candidates.

Answer 4

The election then goes to the House of Representatives for selection of the President. Each state's delegation in the House gets one vote. The Senate chooses the vice president. Each senator gets one vote. An electoral-vote tie has happened once in American history in 1800. The tie was between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House selected Thomas Jefferson by a vote of 10-4.

Answer 5

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.

Answer 6

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.

Answer 7

The U.S. House of Representatives elects the President from among up to three candidates with the most electoral votes. Each state has one vote, and voting is repeated until one candidate receives at least 26 votes.

Answer 8

The House of Representatives votes on the president and the Senate votes on the Vice president

Answer 9

It never does or will so no answer