Table of Contents
- 1 How is a president chosen if the Electoral College fails to choose one?
- 2 Who becomes the president if there is a tie for president and vice president?
- 3 What is a faithless elector?
- 4 What happens if there’s a skirmish in the Electoral College?
- 5 What are the final three deviant votes in the Electoral College?
How is a president chosen if the Electoral College fails to choose one?
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.
Who becomes the president if there is a tie for president and vice president?
If no candidate for president receives an absolute majority of the electoral votes, pursuant to the 12th Amendment, the House of Representatives is required to go into session immediately to choose a president from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes.
How is it determined how many electors a state is appointed?
Electoral votes are allocated among the States based on the Census. Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of senators and representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its Congressional districts.
What is a faithless elector?
“Faithless Electors” are members of the Electoral College who, for whatever reason, do not vote for their party’s designated candidate.
What happens if there’s a skirmish in the Electoral College?
If an election comes down to a skirmish in the Electoral College, what actually happens will likely depend on a patchwork of state laws and constitutional checks. In Washington state, for example, it’s technically illegal for an elector to break his pledge to his party, although the ramifications are minimal and no elector has ever been prosecuted.
What happens if only one person objects to the Electoral College?
If just one House member and one senator objects to the way that the Electoral College vote played out—for example, if a faithless elector swings the final tally—then the new members can retreat to chambers to vote on what to do about it. If the House and Senate agree, their decision is final.
What are the final three deviant votes in the Electoral College?
The final three deviant votes consist of one abstention, one abnormal vote (switching the presidential and vice presidential nominees) and one apparent accident. There have also been 75 incidents of electors casting faithful votes for president but casting some sort of deviant vote for vice president.
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