Selecting the President

Once the delegates are selected according to each individual state's laws they meet to cast their ballots. Originally they would cast votes for two people. Whomever won the majority became president. The second place winner became vice-president.

Today the president and vice-president are voted for as a ticket. This is to avoid their being from different parties. To win, the ticket must be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed.

If nobody can win a majority the decision goes to the House. (Again these are elected representatives to make the decision.) They shall vote as states, each state has one vote.

If the House fails to select a president by March forth the vice president becomes acting president until the time a choice is made.

In case that no ticket wins the vote the Senate selects the Vice-president.

Contributed by George Sweeney

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