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270 electoral votes are needed at present in order to be elected President
The total number of Electors is currently 538, 535 from the States (435 for their Representatives, 100 for their Senators) plus three from the District of Columbia. 270 is one more than half of this number and so is a majority of the vote.
However, if no candidate gets 270, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three in electoral votes. The number of votes the winner got would vary according to how many people got votes and the distribution of the votes.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe total number of Electors is currently 538, 535 from the States (435 for their Representatives, 100 for their Senators) plus three from the District of Columbia. Thus the majority required to eelct a President is currently 270.
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∙ 6y ago270 electoral votes are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
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∙ 6y ago270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
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∙ 12y ago270 votes are needed to be elected president. The total number of votes is 435 (for the House) + 100 (senators) = 3 for DC = 538. 270 is one more than half of 538 .
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∙ 9y ago270 are needed to win. This figure is one more than 1/2 of 538, which is the total number of electoral votes.
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∙ 15y agoYou need 270 votes to win to be a candidate
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∙ 12y ago270
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What type of votes actually elect the president-?
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
Who votes to determine the president elect?
The Electoral College voters decide the President-Elect because their votes are the ones that count.Whoever wins the Electoral Vote in any US Presidential Election will win.
It takes 270 electoral votes to elect a president. what is the fewest number it would take to elect a president?
There are a total of 538 electoral votes available. One half of 538 is 269, so it would take at least 270 electoral votes to win. If there is a tie, then the House of Representatives will elect the President and Vice President.
What votes cast for presidential candidates actually elect the president?
Electoral votes are what count when electing a President into office in the U.S.A..
How many votes are needed to elect the Indian president?
2 votes
Who are the group of people that cast official votes to elect the president called?
This group is called the electoral college; its members are called electors and the votes it casts are called electoral votes.
How many electoral votes are needed tp elect a US president?
As long as the number of states and the number of House seats remain unchanged, 270 votes qualifies as an absolute majority.
Can the house of representatives elect the president?
Yes, the responsibility of electing the U. S. President falls to the U. S. House of Representatives when the electoral college fails to elect a clear winner, with an absolute majority of electoral votes.
If there is a tie or no majorit in the electoral college votes how is it decided who would be president?
If the electoral college is not able to elect a President, the election goes to the House of Representatives.
Why is George W. Bush president of the US?
He received a majority of the votes from the electoral college in order to elect him as president.
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
The president is chosen by an?
The president is elected by the electoral college. Two hundred seventy electoral votes are needed to get elected.
