Does the Electoral College need a majority?
Of the current 538 electors, an absolute majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president. Those two exceptions choose one elector per congressional district and two electors for the ticket with the highest statewide vote.
What if no candidate receives a majority has this ever happened?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each Senator casts one vote for Vice President.
How many electoral votes must a candidate receive to become president?
A candidate needs the vote of at least 270 electors—more than half of all electors—to win the presidential election.
What do you know about the question hour?
Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting session of India’s Lok Sabha devoted to questions that Members of Parliament raise about any aspect of administrative activity. Questions are one of the ways Parliament can hold the Executive accountable.
What happens if there is no majority in the Electoral College?
If neither candidate gets a majority of the 538 electoral votes, the election for President is decided in the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote. A majority of states (26) is needed to win. Senators would elect the Vice-President, with each Senator having a vote.
What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College?
Thankfully, the Constitution has a contingency plan for tie elections laid out in Article II, Section 1: “ [I]f there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President .” If only it were that easy.
What happens if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?
The Congress meets in joint session on January 6, 2021^ to count the electoral votes (this count happens whether the election is close or not). If no candidate has reached 270 Electoral Votes, then the House and Senate take over and elect the President and Vice-President, respectively.
How many electoral college votes did two candidates get?
Two candidates received exactly 73 electoral votes, producing the first and (so far) only Electoral College tie in American history.