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Download or read book Election of the President and Vice President by Congress written by Thomas H. Neale and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that candidates for President and Vice President receive a majority of electoral votes (currently 270 or more of a total of 538) to be elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the President is elected by the House of Representatives, and the Vice President is elected by the Senate. This process is referred to as contingent election and is the topic of discussion in this report.

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Download or read book Election of the President and Vice President by Congress written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that candidates for President and Vice President receive a majority of electoral votes (currently 270 or more of a total of 538) to be elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the President is elected by the House of Representatives, and the Vice President is elected by the Senate. This process is referred to as contingent election. It has occurred only twice since the adoption of the 12th Amendment in 1804: for President in 1825, and for Vice President in 1837. In the House, the President is elected from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each state casts a single vote for President, and a majority of 26 or more state votes is required to elect. In 1825, the House decided that a majority of votes of Representatives in each state was required to cast the state's vote for a particular candidate, or the state's vote would be forfeit for that round of voting. This and other decisions reached in 1825 would have precedent, but would not be binding in future contingent elections. In cases where a state has only one Representative, that Member decides the state vote. In the Senate, the Vice President is elected from among the two candidates for Vice President who received the most electoral votes, with each Senator casting a single vote. A majority of the whole Senate, 51 or more votes, is necessary to elect. The District of Columbia does not participate in contingent election of either the President or Vice President. Contingent election would be conducted by the newly elected Congress immediately following the joint session (held on January 6 of the year following a presidential election) that counts electoral votes. If the House is unable to elect a President by January 20 (when the new presidential and vice presidential terms begin), the Vice President-elect serves as Acting President until the impasse is resolved. If the Senate is unable to elect a Vice President by January 20, then the Speaker of the House serves as Acting President. For additional information on the electoral college, consult CRS Reports RS20273, The Electoral College: How it Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, and RL30804, The Electoral College: An Overview and Analysis of Reform Proposals. This report will be updated if events warrant.

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Download or read book Proposed Constitutional Amendment Providing for the Election of President and Vice President written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Choice of President in Event President and Vice President Shall Not Have Been Elected and Qualified written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Proposed Constitutional Amendments Relating to Nominations and Elections of President Vice President U S Senators and Representatives written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Amending the Constitution with Respect to Election of President and Vice President written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: