Each State delegation has one vote and it is up to the individual States to determine how to vote. Since the District of Columbia is not a State, it has no State delegation in the House and cannot vote.
A candidate must receive at least 26 votes a majority of the States to be elected. The Senate elects the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator casts one vote for Vice President. Since the District of Columbia is has no Senators and is not represented in the vote.
A candidate must receive at least 51 votes a majority of Senators to be elected. A tie is a statistically remote possibility, even in smaller States, and would not be known until late November or early December, after a recount and after the Secretary of State for the State had certified the election results. Following the November election, one candidate for a Virginia House of Delegates seat was ahead by two 2 votes.
Since the results were so close, there was a recount which found that one 1 vote had been miscounted. After the recount, the candidates had the same number of votes. Following State law, they drew lots for a winner. The candidates put their names on individual pieces of paper and put the pieces in a bowl.
A neutral third party pulled a name out of the bowl and that candidate was declared the winner. A very close finish could also result in a run-off election or legal action to decide the winner. Just like a tie, State law determines how the winner is decided, and would be conclusive in determining the selection of electors. The law provides that if States have laws to determine controversies or contests as to the selection of electors, those determinations must be completed at least six days before the meeting of the electors.
The objection must be made in writing and signed by at least one Senator and one member of the House of Representatives. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives debate the objection separately. Debate is limited to two hours. After the debate, both the Senate and the House of Representatives rejoin and both must agree to reject the votes. After debate, the Senate and the House failed to agree to reject the votes.
Uniformed Services include the U. For more information, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program web site. Can citizens of U. Wednesday, eight states remained uncalled in the presidential election and neither candidate was within spitting distance of the necessary electoral votes it takes to win a presidential election. Trump, who appears to have won Texas and Florida, had electoral votes. Biden, who took California and Virginia, had The simple answer is yes.
It's unlikely, but here's what would happen if each candidate received electoral votes. The presidential election is left up to members of the House of Representatives in the event of a tie or any results where no one wins electoral votes.
The choice for the vice president is left up to the Senate. The electors will meet on Dec. If the votes go to the House, states will vote as units. What that means: All of the House members from one state come together and vote, like their own mini state. Each delegation gets one vote. While Democrats continue to hold a majority in the House overall, when broken down by state delegation, Republicans control a majority of the state delegations. That means it could be good news for Trump if the race goes to the House.
In the Senate, members vote individually for the next vice president. If Republicans continue to hold the majority following the Nov.
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