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If no candidate winds up with an absolute majority of the electoral college, the election for President is decided by the US House of Representatives. The only choices available to the House of Representatives are those candidates placing in the top three of the electoral college vote. In the House vote, each state receives one vote (regardless of the number of representatives it has) and must cast its vote for one of the three choices (or abstain from voting). In order to win, a candidate must receive an absolute majority (that is, at least 26 votes out of the possible total of 50, one for each state). If no candidate receives an absolute majority, voting continues until one of the candidates does.
The election for Vice-President is run separately by the Senate, though in this case only the top TWO candidates in the electoral college vote are options. Each Senator receives an individual vote (the two Senators from a state are not required to vote for the same candidate). An absolute majority (usually 51 votes of a possible 100, 2 for each state) is required to win. Again, if no candidate gets at least 51 votes, then the Senate continues voting until a winner is chosen.
In both cases, a 2/3 majority of the state delegations (House) or Senators (Senate) must be present for the vote to take place at all. Regardless of the number of votes cast, an absolute majority of the possible votes is required to win.
In both cases, this disproportionately favors less populous states; Alaska (population well under a million) gets the same number of votes as California (population almost 39 million).
It IS possible that the vote could stall in the House until after the date when the new president should be inaugurated; in that case, the newly elected Vice-President would become Acting President until such time as the House vote was resolved. If neither the House nor the Senate had made a final determination by then, the Speaker of the House would become Acting President until either the Senate elected a Vice-President (who would then become Acting President) or the House elected a President (who would then become President).
Incidentally, if you're a fan of the HBO series "Veep", the scenario in the season 5 finale cannot happen in real life. The major inaccuracies are that in the case of a tie in the House, it does not automatically result in the Senate's choice for Vice President becoming President (Acting President possibly, but not actually President), and if there is a tie in the Senate, there is at the very least a legal gray area as to whether or not the President of the Senate (who is not actually a Senator) is allowed to cast the tie-breaking vote.
If there is no electoral college, the method of determining the winner of the presidential election would depend on the specific laws and provisions outlined in the country's constitution. In some countries, the election may be decided by popular vote, where the candidate with the highest number of votes would become the president. In other cases, the decision may be made by a different entity, such as the legislature or a specially appointed commission.
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Who actually decides the presidential election?
The Electoral Collage
Who decides when the electoral college casts its vote for the president?
Congress.
What was the purpose of the electoral Commission set up by congress in January 1877?
To decide the disputed Presidential election of 1876. Samuel Tilden (Democrat) got more votes than the Republican, Rutherford B. Hayes, but they tied in electoral votes. Since it is the Electoral College that decides Presidential elections, not the popular vote, neither could be declared the winner. Congress had to convene and choose one of them. They chose Hayes.
If no majority in presidential election who decides?
The house of representatives
Who decides the president?
If there is no clear winner in an election than the electoral college members will decide by there action in a race.
What happens if no one gets the majority of the Electoral College votes for President?
----the House of Representatives decides the election by voting on the top three candidates (novanet)----
Who decides president and vice president?
Electoral College
Who elects the president when neither candidate receives the majority in the general election?
The majority of votes in the general election does not matter. Rather, it is the vote of the electoral college (elected by voters) which decides who becomes president.
What group of 538 members decides who became the President of the US?
electoral college
What is a special group made up of presidential electors?
This group is called the Electoral College. It is a group of people from each state who decide whom to vote for based on the popular vote from the state they represent. It was designed by the Founding Fathers to mitigate the possibly detrimental effects of lack of education and literacy. With this system, the majority vote decides the votes of the members of the Electoral College. We do not have direct election of the president, although we do have direct election of senators. Here is an example: I live in Texas. I may vote Democrat, but the majority of the people in my state vote Republican. Therefore, the members of the electoral college representing Texas will vote Republican. My vote does not count because we do not have popular election of presidents. Many people feel that this practice needs to be retired because of the proliferation of information thanks to increased education and the media.
How have the results of the Electoral College differed from the popular?
The Electoral College is what really decides the presidency. Sadly, the Popular vote is only supposed to persuade your electoral college representative to vote for the dominant side, but in some cases that does not happen
Why are there popular votes if the electoral colleges decide the presidency?
Because the popular vote decides which candidate wins that State's electoral college votes. In the present case, the electoral college will hardly have a choice and could be said to be redundant, but this has not always been the case.
