if each candidate gets 1/3 of the total electorial votes and no one has 270

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6/3/2008 10:46:42 PM

House of Representatives.

6/3/2008 10:47:55 PM

Thunderdome

6/3/2008 10:48:50 PM

what if they split that 1/3?

[Edited on June 3, 2008 at 10:49 PM. Reason : ^^]

6/3/2008 10:48:58 PM

Teh Octagon!!!!!1

6/3/2008 10:51:04 PM

^^House of Representatives doesn't require a majority vote, only a plurality.

6/3/2008 10:53:21 PM

^ Wikipedia says they require a majority.

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"Pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment, the House of Representatives is required to go into session "immediately" to vote for President if no candidate for President receives a majority (270 votes) of the 538 possible electoral votes. In this event, the House of Representatives is limited to choosing from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each state delegation has a single vote. To be elected, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of state votes (26) in order for that candidate to become the President-elect. Additionally, delegations from at least two-thirds of all the states must be present for voting to take place. The House continues balloting until a candidate receives an absolute majority of the state votes. This situation would most likely occur only when more than two candidates receive electoral votes, but could happen in an election in which two candidates each receive 269 electoral votes."

If we ever have an election go to the House again (which with the way politics are now, a 269-269 tie can happen), it's gonna be ugly.

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6/3/2008 11:04:24 PM

fucking 12th amendment.

6/3/2008 11:05:48 PM

so what if 3 candidates each get 16 or 17 states

6/3/2008 11:33:00 PM

well, then the Seldon Plan would go into effect.

obviously.

6/3/2008 11:57:27 PM

ha

6/4/2008 12:01:26 AM

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"fucking 12th amendment."

Well, we could always bring back dueling. Personally, I see an upside to that.

6/4/2008 2:23:48 AM

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"so what if 3 candidates each get 16 or 17 states"

The candidates are widdled down one at a time, with the lowest vote getter no longer being eligible for being voted on; until someone has the majority.

6/4/2008 9:16:37 AM