To: montanajoe
it wouldn’t be the “new” House which would decide the presidency, it would be the current House which serves until Jan. 2017
the Electoral College meets in early Dec.
The House would have until Inauguration Day, Jan. 20 2017 to settle on a President, or else the following procedure takes place:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html#no270
21 posted on
05/30/2016 3:09:15 PM PDT by
Enchante
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To: Enchante
‘it wouldn’t be the “new” House which would decide the presidency, it would be the current House which serves until Jan. 2017’
I don't see the House jumping on bandwagon to elect Trump. The most likely scenario IMO would for the House to remain basically deadlocked until next term.
and
“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.”
Just sayin...
To: Enchante
it wouldn’t be the “new” House which would decide the presidency, it would be the current House which serves until Jan. 2017
Your cite does not state that it is the current house. Since the new House comes in VERY early January, I believe the voting members would be the new members, but on a state by state delegation. Some states with even numbers of congressmen may be tied (e.g. 3 Rep./ 3 Dem.).
62 posted on
05/30/2016 5:22:45 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
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