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The electoral votes are unsealed and counted under direction of the vice-president of the US acting as the president of the Senate at a joint session of the new Congress early in January following the election .
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The Party Whip (UK)
This would take a simple majority in both Houses of Congress. 218 votes in the House and 51 votes in the Senate if all seats are filled and everybody votes. The VP could break a tie-vote in the Senate.
a quorum ( one over half votes )