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IF Kentucky has 8 electoral votes how many US represenatives does it have?
It would have 6 members of the House of Representatives. Each state has a number of electoral votes that is equal to the number of its senators and prepresentatives. * electors minus 2 senators equals 6 representatives.
In the event of a tie in electoral votes 269-269 who will cast the DC electoral votes in congress since DC has no congressmen or senators?
DC gets 3 votes, and would be included in the 269 tie. In case of a tie, the senate votes for the VP, and the house would vote for the Prez. Yes, this does me we could end up with Obama Pailn
What president received the greatest number of electoral votes of any president?
The record is Ronald Reagan in 1984 with 525 electoral votes. Proportionally, the record would go to George Washington who was unanimously elected with 69 electoral votes and re-elected with 132 e.v.'s in 1789 and 1792, respectively.
What is the number of electoral votes for each state based on?
Each state is entitled to a number of electors equal to the number of Representatives it is entitled to plus the number of Senators it has.The number of electoral votes each state receives is equal to the number of Senators plus the number of Representatives the state has. Each state has two Senators, and the number of Representatives each state has is determined by the population of the state. Washington DC gets the same amount of electoral votes as the state with the least (currently 3).The sum of the members of congress for that state (that is, the number of members of the House of Representatives, plus the number of Senators).For the District of Columbia, it gets a number of electors equal to the LESSOR of:the number it would get if it were a statethe number of electors equal to those given to the least populous stateThe population of the stateThey are based on their congressional representation.
Which president had the most electoral votes ever?
President Ronald Reagan had the highest total with 525 in the year but lost 13 votes in 1984. Franklin Roosevelt won 523 votes in 1936 and lost only 12 votes and that was before DC had its 3 votes which would surely have gone to FDR since the Democrats always win DC, so maybe the record deserves an asterisk.
If Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes how many representatives and senators would there be?
The number of electoral votes is equal to the sum of the Representatives and Senators. Also, there are 2 Senators for each state. So Pennsylvania would have 2 Senators and 18 Representatives.
What would be the minimum number of votes needed in the Senate to overturn the veto of a President?
67 votes would required if all 100 Senators were present.
How many electoral votes would a state with 43 representatives have?
Assuming these 43 representatives were 41 members of congress and 2 senators, the state would have 43 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes from California senate house?
This would represent 2 electoral votes, for the 2 senators, just like every other state.
IF Kentucky has 8 electoral votes how many US represenatives does it have?
It would have 6 members of the House of Representatives. Each state has a number of electoral votes that is equal to the number of its senators and prepresentatives. * electors minus 2 senators equals 6 representatives.
Why would a state have at least 3 electoral votes?
Every state has two senators and at least one representative, a total of three.
In the event of a tie in electoral votes 269-269 who will cast the DC electoral votes in congress since DC has no congressmen or senators?
DC gets 3 votes, and would be included in the 269 tie. In case of a tie, the senate votes for the VP, and the house would vote for the Prez. Yes, this does me we could end up with Obama Pailn
How many votes does it take by the senate to convict a president of crime?
Conviction requires 2/3 of the Senators voting , which would mean 67 senators voting to convict, if all showed up to vote.
What president received the greatest number of electoral votes of any president?
The record is Ronald Reagan in 1984 with 525 electoral votes. Proportionally, the record would go to George Washington who was unanimously elected with 69 electoral votes and re-elected with 132 e.v.'s in 1789 and 1792, respectively.
Votes needed in senate to pass a bill?
Three fifth (3/5) of the Senators voting on the bill must agree thereon before it can be deemed passed. All Senators not attending the meeting or abstaining from voting are not counted toward the total. Since the Senate has 100 members, in most cases 60 Senators would have to vote aye for a bill to approved. If only 99 Senators attend and one abstains from voting, for example, 59 aye votes would be enough to satisfy the rules.
Why would a state have at least three electoral votes?
The least amount of electoral votes a state can have is three: two for their senators and one for their representatives. The following states have three electoral votes: Alaska Montana Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Delaware Vermont Washington, D.C. also has three electoral votes.
How would the change in population affect a states voting power and how it related to the number of electoral college votes?
The number of Representatives in Congress depends on the state's population in the latest census. The number of Electoral College votes is the sum of the Senators and Representatives that a state has (giving a minimum of 3 votes).
