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In the event of a tie...
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^ That is correct. I should have added that. I was thinking about the President only. Thank you for the clarification. In addition we can look to the 12th amendment for further instruction.
and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.


Not sure I understand how that would work. Just one vote per state. What happens if there's an even number of democrats and republicans? Controlling party of congress decides?

I also would like to point out another important idea. The 12th amendment prohibits Clinton from ever being VP, as some have talked about in the past, with a Clinton-Clinton ticket. The 12th amendment states that no person constitutionally ineligible to hold the office of president, shall be vice president.

I believe also that the president and vice president cannot be residents of the same state.
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In the event of a tie... - by ronald reagan - 10-12-2012, 10:54 PM
In the event of a tie... - by nky - 10-13-2012, 06:19 PM
In the event of a tie... - by nky - 10-13-2012, 06:20 PM
In the event of a tie... - by ronald reagan - 10-13-2012, 10:52 PM
In the event of a tie... - by LWC - 10-13-2012, 11:07 PM
In the event of a tie... - by ronald reagan - 10-13-2012, 11:10 PM
In the event of a tie... - by LWC - 10-13-2012, 11:11 PM
In the event of a tie... - by ronald reagan - 10-13-2012, 11:24 PM
In the event of a tie... - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-14-2012, 03:16 AM
In the event of a tie... - by ronald reagan - 10-14-2012, 10:24 AM
In the event of a tie... - by TheRealThing - 10-14-2012, 10:20 PM

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