Who chooses the president in the event of a tie?

Presidential election If no candidate for president receives an absolute majority of the electoral votes, pursuant to the 12th Amendment, the House of Representatives must go into session immediately to choose a president from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes.

Who has final say in determining the winner of a typical presidential election?

A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins. The newly elected President and Vice President are then inaugurated on January 20th.

What are the election results 2020?

2020 United States presidential election

Nominee	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Delaware	Florida
Running mate	Kamala Harris	Mike Pence
Electoral vote	306	232

Can a former President run again?

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

How many votes are left to count in the election?

Biden opened a lead of about 6,000 votes Friday morning over Trump, of more than 6.5 million votes cast — a lead of less than one-tenth of a percentage point. State law dictates that a recount must be held if the margin between the two candidates is less than half a percentage point. There are tens of thousands of votes left to count.

How many votes are left in Gwinnett County?

Ballot counting continued Friday in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where there are roughly 1,500 votes left to tabulate, according to county spokesperson Joe Sorenson.

What do we know about the US presidential election?

What to know across the U.S.: The presidential candidates need 270 electoral college votes to claim victory. Several key states have been close as votes continue to be counted. Gov. Jay Inslee said he was “committed to this job” on CNN Friday evening, when asked if he would consider taking a federal position under a Joe Biden presidency.

Is it too early to call the US election?

Both states remained too early to call with votes still being counted. Neither candidate has reached the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, though Biden has the advantage after eclipsing Trump in Wisconsin and Michigan, two crucial Midwestern battleground states.