What is the matter with you? I’ve never said a state WOULD be disqualified! You are just picking a fight over a hypothetical. I’ll try again: IF a state ends up getting disqualified (I can not find an instance where IN FACT that has occurred - thus it would be a matter of first impression) then the total available electoral votes would go down. Then the Constitutional provisions still apply, specifically the 12th amendment. The Civil War era holds the closest analogy.
Since such a scenario would disenfranchise a lot of citizens it would be heavily litigated.
Is that enough sauce for you? By the way, where do you the right to call anyone on this board a liar especially when we are all trying to dig in good faith to find info to help our cause? Shame on you. You sound like a democrat. So just knock it off and let’s get back to work. WWG1WGA
So the total electoral count goes to 516. So to win, a candidate must have half of 516 plus one: 259.The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President.
It can't go to 516! It's fixed at 538!
What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote and it is up to the individual States to determine how to vote. (Since the District of Columbia is not a State, it has no State delegation in the House and cannot vote). A candidate must receive at least 26 votes (a majority of the States) to be elected. The Senate elects the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator casts one vote for Vice President. (Since the District of Columbia is has no Senators and is not represented in the vote). A candidate must receive at least 51 votes (a majority of Senators) to be elected.
If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.
What is the matter with you?
What is the matter with you?