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To: sefarkas
When neither McCain nor Obama reach 270, the House of Representatives gets to decide.

You don't need a majority of electoral votes to win. You only need a plurality.

98 posted on 09/16/2008 10:04:02 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (You took an oath before God to secure the Blessings of Liberty for posterity. Keep it or be fired.)
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To: EternalVigilance
You don't need a majority of electoral votes to win. You only need a plurality.

This is simply false, EV!

From the XII Amendment to the Constitution:
'The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed'

112 posted on 09/16/2008 11:38:32 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (DEATH TO PUTIN!)
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