What if Trump and Harris tie on Election Day? That's when the 12th Amendment comes in
What if neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump secures the crucial 270 electoral votes needed to win, setting up a rare constitutional tiebreaker?
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Amendment XII
Passed by Congress December 9, 1803. Ratified June 15, 1804. Note: A portion of Article II, section 1 of the Constitution was superseded by the 12th amendment. The Electors shall meet in their ...
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Ballot 101: What happens if there is an Electoral College tie?
Thirteen years later, an electoral college tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr led to the Twelfth Amendment. On election night, the key number is 270 electoral votes to win. In the rare ...
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What if Trump and Harris tie on Election Day? That's when the 12th Amendment comes in
If no candidate wins a majority, the House selects the president from the top three candidates by majority ballot vote, according to the 12th Amendment. Each state delegation gets one vote ...