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The required number is more than half of the total. If no candidate gets this required majority, the House of Representatives chooses the president from among the top three candidates using a special procedure in which each state gets one vote.

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if nobody received a majority of the electoral vote, the House of Representatives chooses the president from the three with the greatest number of electoral votes in a special election in which each state's representatives cast one vote for their state.

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In the case the House of Representatives decides the election. Each state gets one vote and they vote until from among the top three until one candidate wins.

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If the required number of electoral votes to elect the President (270) is not reached, then it goes to Congress. The House decides on the President and the Senate decides the Vice President.

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The House of Representatives will choose who is to be President.

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than he or she would lose

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What is the number of electoral votes?

270 electoral votes


How many electoral votes do Colorado Kansas and Washington have?

The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Colorado has 9 electoral votes, Kansas has 6 electoral votes, and Washington has 12 electoral votes.


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