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1. www.npr.org › 2024/10/21 › nx-s1-5150099Electoral College tie: Here's what would happen next : NPR

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   Oct 21, 2024 · This, of course, could all change depending on what happens in this year’s general election. ... If the House can’t get to 26 votes for a presidential candidate the first time, they would have ...

2. www.kbbi.org › npr-news › 2024/10/21The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269 ...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · If the House can’t get to 26 votes for a presidential candidate the first time, they would have to keep voting. And if no candidate gets to 26 by Inauguration Day, the person chosen as vice president by the Senate will be acting president while the House continues to vote. “The House keeps voting and voting until the tie is broken ...

3. www.kpbs.org › news › politicsThe race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269 ...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · But if this year's election did end 269-269, the U.S. Constitution does have a plan for what happens next. ... If the House can’t get to 26 votes for a presidential candidate the first time ...

4. thehill.com › homenews › campaignHow Congress would decide the presidency if there’s an ...

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   May 9, 2024 · Whichever candidate receives at least 26 votes in the House would win, but if 26 isn’t reached by Inauguration Day in January, the vice president-elect would serve as acting president until the ...

5. www.nbcnews.com › politics › 2024-electionWhat happens if there's an Electoral College tie? Here's what ...

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   Nov 1, 2024 · Although Washington, D.C., has three electoral votes in the presidential election, it would not have a vote in the House in a contingent election because it is not a state.

6. time.com › 7096801 › electoral-college-how-itHow the Electoral College Actually Works | TIME

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   Oct 28, 2024 · Each state’s House representatives will cast a ballot in favor of one candidate. In this scenario, a candidate must earn at least 26 votes to win the presidency. The Senate elects the Vice ...

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   What happens if the house can't get 26 votes?

   • If the House can’t get to 26 votes for a presidential candidate the first time, they would have to keep voting. And if no candidate gets to 26 by Inauguration Day, the person chosen as vice president by the Senate will be acting president while the House continues to vote. “The House keeps voting and voting until the tie is broken,” Kamarck said.

   Electoral College tie: Here's what would happen next : NPR

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   What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 votes?

   • On Jan. 6, Congress meets to count the electoral votes and certify victory for the candidate who has received at least 270. If no presidential candidate gets 270 votes, then Congress will elect the President and Vice President. Each state’s House representatives will cast a ballot in favor of one candidate.

   How the Electoral College Actually Works - TIME

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   What happens if no candidate gets to 26 by Inauguration Day?

   • And if no candidate gets to 26 by Inauguration Day, the person chosen as vice president by the Senate will be acting president while the House continues to vote. “The House keeps voting and voting until the tie is broken,” Kamarck said. “So, there is an end to it.” Ashley Lopez is a political correspondent for NPR based in Austin, Texas.

   The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269

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   What happens if a presidential candidate gets 51 votes?

   • The candidate that gets to 51 votes becomes the vice president. And because these are separate votes, it is possible that the president and vice president could end up being from different political parties. If the House can’t get to 26 votes for a presidential candidate the first time, they would have to keep voting.

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   What would happen if voting goes to Congress?

   • The current Republican-controlled House and Democratic-controlled Senate are indicators of what could happen if voting goes to Congress. But, importantly, the incoming House and Senate would be responsible for picking the president and vice president, respectively — not the outgoing lawmakers.

   How Congress would decide the presidency if there’s an Electoral

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   What happens if you vote for President?

   • “When you go vote for President, you do not vote for President,” says William Field, political science professor at Rutgers University. Instead, you are voting for that party’s electors, who typically cast a vote in favor of the presidential candidate that wins the most votes in that state.

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8. www.latimes.com › politics › storyPresident Pelosi? Here's how it could happen - Los Angeles Times

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   Oct 29, 2020 · What happens if neither candidate receives the required 270 votes in the electoral college and the House is left to pick the ... no candidate can get 26 votes. The 12th Amendment is explicit that ...