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The Electoral Vote is tied between two presidential candidates. What happens next?
The House votes to determine who wins the presidency.
The Senate votes to determine who wins the presidency.
The presidency is decided by the Supreme Court.
The presidency is decided by the popular vote.
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The House votes to determine who wins the presidency.
Under the 12th Amendment, if no presidential candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College (270 of 538), the election is decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives. The House chooses the President from the top three electoral vote‑getters — each state delegation gets one vote, and a majority of the states (26) is required to win. At the same time the Senate chooses the Vice President from the top two vote‑getters by individual senator votes.
The Supreme Court and the national popular vote do not decide the outcome. If the House hasn’t selected a President by inauguration day, the 20th Amendment provides that the Vice President‑elect (if any) acts as President.
Under the 12th Amendment, if no presidential candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College (270 of 538), the election is decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives. The House chooses the President from the top three electoral vote‑getters — each state delegation gets one vote, and a majority of the states (26) is required to win. At the same time the Senate chooses the Vice President from the top two vote‑getters by individual senator votes.
The Supreme Court and the national popular vote do not decide the outcome. If the House hasn’t selected a President by inauguration day, the 20th Amendment provides that the Vice President‑elect (if any) acts as President.
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