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EzraIf 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Where the party candidates campaign to win in the electoral college?
U.S. Presidential candidates campaign to the American people, then the electoral college is appointed based on the popular vote in each state.
How many votes did Ralph Nader get in the 2000 Presidential Election?
Zero, but in 2004, one Minnesota Electoral vote was cast for John Edwards. This is somewhat unusual since the Electoral college has pledged to vote for the winner in each state. In general terms, an Electoral voter would have to "defect" in order to vote for an independent. See link below for the 2000 Election results.
Do US citizens vote directly for President?
No, actually they don't. During a presidential election, citizens vote for a member of a electoral college to cast their vote for them. States are given a number of votes based on the population of the state. For each vote a state has, a member of the electoral college is assigned to reflect the results of the people's vote. The scary thing is, the member of the electoral college does not necessarily have to vote in the light of the people. This system was put in place to prevent the people from voting in a dangerous tyrant into office! Although, in all of U.S. history, this has not happened...yet...
What does it mean when the Electoral College rubber stamps the popular vote?
It Means that the Electoral College approves the vote
