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What Will Happen If There Is A Tie In The Electoral College?

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What happens if the Electoral College ends in a tie?

Could we have had Obama/Palin? McCain/Biden? Clinton/Palin? Clinton/Biden?

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This site should answer many of your questions!

Which of these people could become President?
Vice President?

John McCain Barack Obama Sarah Palin Joe Biden

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The Electoral College is not a place or a school. It is an original provision of the Constitution, and is the process through which we elect our President and Vice-President.

The 23rd Amendment passed in 1961 gave 3 electoral votes to Washington D.C. This made a tie in the Electoral College a possibility. While the Constitution is a great document, one of its most controversial provisions, the Electoral College, could come under additional scrutiny if a tie were to occur. I hope you enjoy this site!

If you thought the election of 2000 was interesting, wait until we get a tie in the Electoral College!

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