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November 8, 2016

Another ‘What If…’

Filed under: Probable Cause — Bill @ 5:36 am

CRS copyWhat if no candidate for President of the United States wins a majority of electoral votes?  What  happens then?

There will be a ‘contingent election.’  It happened twice in history, both times in the 1800’s.  The House of Representatives would elect the President, and the Senate would elect the Vice-President.

There’s a more detailed explanation of the ‘contingent election’ process in the Congressional Research Service’s report dated November 3, 2016, and entitled Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress:  Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis.

1 Comment

  1. Thank you for that info. The night of the election and the previous week came that question many times. What if????????????????????????????

    Comment by Sharon Culbreth — November 14, 2016 @ 11:39 am

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