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The winning candidate has to have a simple majority of votes from the electoral college. In other words, the candidate will only need to win by ONE electoral vote to become the president.
He must receive a simple majority of the 535 votes in the electoral college.
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Who becomes the new vice president if both the current president and current vice president die in office?
If the VP dies first, the president would choose a new VP. If the president dies first,. the VP would become president and then would choose a new VP. If the president and VP both die at the same time, the Speaker of the House would become president and then he would choose a new VP.
Who did Texas choose as their president after they won independence from Mexico?
Sam Houston was the 1st & 3rd President of the Texas Republic.
Who was the group of delegates selected by state legislature to choose the first president?
The President was George Washington was the 1st president and he had no competitor. So he won by default.
Did the states which seceded from the union choose Jefferson Davis as President?
Correct.
A us president must have lived in the united state at least?
14 years of residency in the US is required to be the president.
What margin is required to choose the president in the house?
If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority (51%) of the total number of electoral votes, then the House of Representatives have the power to choose the President of the US. Each state gets one vote. The margin required to choose the president in the House is a majority of those voting. The only time this happened, in 1824, the representatives of some of the states could not agree on how to vote and so those states did not vote.
What margin is required to for the house to choose the president?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
What numeric margin is required to convict and remove a president?
The Senate must have a two-thirds vote, or at least 67 senators, to convict the president of impeachment, and remove him from office. The same margin is required to decide if the president should be impeached in the House of Representatives.
What margin is required to choose the president for the house of representatives?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
What margin is required to impeach the president?
50% in the House of Representatives 67% in the Senate
What margin is required in the House of Representatives to choose the president?
There are 538 votes in the electoral college and a simple majority of 270 is required to win the presidency. If none of the candidates achieves this, the House votes again with only one vote per state; only 51% is required to win in either case.
What margin is required to convict and remove a president?
A two-thirds majority of the Senate is required to convict the President from office. A simple majority in the House suffices to impeach and force the Senate to hold a trial.
Can you be elected president without receiving a mojority of popular vote?
Yes, because the voters don't choose the President and Vice President; they choose the electors who choose the President and Vice President. A person can be elected President without a majority of electoral votes, too. It happened in 1824. If no candidate has an absolute majority (more than half) of all of the electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President, and they are not required to vote according to the will of the voters or the electoral college. Since 1964, that required minimum number of votes is 270.
Is a monthly payment required on a margin account?
anonymously
What is a margin buyer?
With regards to securities markets, a margin buyer is a person who only puts up a portion of the cost for buying securities. The rest of the funds required is borrowed. The "margin" of what percentage is required is set by a governing body. In the US, the margin requirements are set by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.
Why can the president choose to make an affirmation rather than an oath?
The US Constitution gives this choice of wording in the required oath of office.
Is the US President drug tested?
The US President is not required by law to undergo drug testing. However, the President can voluntarily choose to undergo drug testing if they wish to do so.
