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... majority for President in the Electoral College , but the vote for Vice President was divided between four candidates . Richard M. Johnson , of Kentucky , lacked three of a majority of the whole number ; his nearest competitor was ...
... majority for President in the Electoral College , but the vote for Vice President was divided between four candidates . Richard M. Johnson , of Kentucky , lacked three of a majority of the whole number ; his nearest competitor was ...
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... majority was to be referred to each House and was to stand as the determination of Congress unless it was overruled by both Houses . The commission reported on each case in dispute resulting in Hayes being declared elected by one majority ...
... majority was to be referred to each House and was to stand as the determination of Congress unless it was overruled by both Houses . The commission reported on each case in dispute resulting in Hayes being declared elected by one majority ...
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... majority over all for any candidate in the Electoral College . Two hundred and sixty - six votes are necessary to elect . The election of a President would then be thrown into the House of Representatives , consisting of the Members ...
... majority over all for any candidate in the Electoral College . Two hundred and sixty - six votes are necessary to elect . The election of a President would then be thrown into the House of Representatives , consisting of the Members ...
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... majority of all the States , is necessary to elect . The divided States would not be counted , if they remained divided , which is quite likely . It is plain to be seen , therefore , that the House could not elect a President by the 4th ...
... majority of all the States , is necessary to elect . The divided States would not be counted , if they remained divided , which is quite likely . It is plain to be seen , therefore , that the House could not elect a President by the 4th ...
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... majority of the hold - over Members . In that case the forceful argument would be that since it is practically impossible for the opposition party to control the next House it would be inexpedient to elect the presidential nominee of ...
... majority of the hold - over Members . In that case the forceful argument would be that since it is practically impossible for the opposition party to control the next House it would be inexpedient to elect the presidential nominee of ...
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4th of March act as President American Bar Association appointed assemble authority beginning believe bill CABLE campaign candidate cent certificates CHAIRMAN choose a President CLEARY COMMITTEE ON ELECTION congressional constitutional amendment convention count deadlock death dent district electing the President ELECTION OF PRESIDENT Electoral College electoral votes Executive favor Federal fixed GIFFORD give House of Representatives inauguration January JEFFERS LAMAR JEFFERS lame duck legislation legislatures LOZIER Major LAGUARDIA matter meet Members of Congress ment Monday nomination number of electors number of votes party person political popular vote population President and Vice presidential election primary election proposition question RAMSEYER RANDOLPH PERKINS RATHBONE reason received REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS result Secretary Senator NORRIS situation SLOAN statement statute term thing tion twelfth amendment TYDINGS United United States Senator vacancy Vice President elect voters
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Page 21 - Section 4 The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them...
Page 13 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Page 18 - The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified: and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Page 22 - Although an emergency may not call into life a power which has never lived, nevertheless emergency may afford a reason for the exertion of a living power already enjoyed.
Page 44 - And they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President and of all persons voted for as Vice...
Page 16 - President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Page 8 - It was equally desirable, that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation and to a judicious combination of all the reasons and inducements that were proper to govern their choice. A small number of persons, selected by their fellow citizens from the general mass will be most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to so complicated an investigation.
Page 7 - Congress passed an act declaring, section 12, "that the term of four years for which a President and Vice President shall be elected shall in all cases commence on the 4th day of March next succeeding the day on which the votes of the electors shall have been given.