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  2. What happens if there’s an Electoral College tie - and what ...

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    In the case of a tie for the vice presidency, the Senate would decide. Each Senator casts one vote and the winner is determined by whomever earns 51 votes or more, the Constitution says.

  3. What happens if there's a tie in the Electoral College?

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    A tie in the Electoral College, while slim, is still possible. Here's what to expect should a tie occur. What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College?

  4. What would happen if Harris and Trump tie in the Electoral ...

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    If an election outcome were to hang on every elector like in a 269-269 tie or another very close scenario, it’s unlikely that a faithless elector would cast what would amount to a protest vote ...

  5. Contingent election - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a contingent election is used to elect the president or vice president if no candidate receives a majority of the whole number of electors appointed. A presidential contingent election is decided by a special vote of the United States House of Representatives, while a vice-presidential contingent election is decided by a vote of the United States Senate.

  6. Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    In the event of a tie for second place, the Senate would hold a contingent election to select the vice president from those tied, with each senator casting one vote. A candidate was required to receive an absolute majority, more than half of the total Senate membership, in order to be chosen as vice president.

  7. Casting vote - Wikipedia

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    At one time, in United Kingdom parliamentary elections, the returning officer (if an elector in the constituency) was allowed to give an additional casting vote to decide the election if there was a tie between two or more candidates. An example of this power being used was in the Bandon by-election of 22 July 1831.

  8. What if Trump and Harris tie on Election Day? That's ... - AOL

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    After the 1800 election, the House voted 35 times to break the tie in electoral votes between Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr without reaching a majority ...

  9. United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The election of the president and for vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College.