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How many votes does each state get when the election of the president must be decided by the house of representatives in a special vote?
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∙ 14y ago
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoEach state gets a vote from their Representative in the House. Each state has a different number of Representatives. It's calculated by the population of the state.
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The correct answer is one vote
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∙ 6y agoIf no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president. If the election is decided by the U.S. House of Representative, a candidate must receive votes from at least 26 of the 50 state delegations to be elected President of the United States.
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∙ 11y agothe president needs 2/3
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When the election of the president must be decided by the house of representatives in a special vote what does each state receive?
If no candidate receives at least 270 votes, the House of Representatives elects the President. However, although all 435 are voting, each state has one vote.
How is the president chosen if no candidate wins the required amount of electoral votes in an election?
The House of Representatives elects the President in this case. There is a special procedure for doing this specified in the Constitution.
What are the procedures to fill the vancancy in the house of representatives?
The state has a special election.
How many candidates were involved in the special run off election in the house of representatives?
A cattus
In the Elections of 1800 and 1824 when no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote what is the election is decided by?
The House of Representatives chooses the president if no candidates receives a majority of electoral votes. The House votes in a special way- each state gets one vote. The congressmen from each state meet and determine what their state's vote will be.
Why did the house representatives select the president in the 1824 presidential election?
In 1824, no one won a majority of the electoral vote. In such an event, according to the US Constitution, the House of Representatives elects the presidents from among the top three in electoral vote. The election is held in a special way -- each state's delegates cast one vote for the state.
What happens if the number of electoral votes are not reached?
The required number is more than half of the total. If no candidate gets this required majority, the House of Representatives chooses the president from among the top three candidates using a special procedure in which each state gets one vote.
Who determines when a special election should be held after the loss of the president and vice president?
In the context of the U.S. federal government, a special election is not held to determine who shall be president if both the president and vice president are lost, because the Speaker of the House immediately becomes president and serves the balance of the presidential term.
How is the speaker of the house position filled?
Vacancies in the House are filled either by special election or by appointment. Typically the governer of the affected state will make the appointment. This varies from state to state. The seat may also remain vacant until the next election cycle.
What happens when a Congressman resigns?
Each state has a constitution that specifies what happens. Usually the lt. Governor takes over and there is a special election, or the state house representatives appoint a pro tem Governor.
Which presidential election was decided by a special commission formed to determine the status of disputed electoral votes?
The Election of 1876; between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden.
Which presidential election was decided by a special comissions formed to determine the status of disputed electoral votes?
Rutherford B. Hayes
