Washington: Who will become President of the United States? The answer to this question will soon be revealed. There’s a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and the world is watching this election. In this case, a question also arises: What will happen if Trump and Kamala Harris are tied in this election?
What if the two are equal?
Even though the likelihood of a tie between the two candidates is slim, the issue still seems to be coming up. If Trump and Kamala Harris fail to reach the 270-voter majority threshold, Congress will play a decisive role under the U.S. Constitution.
If there is a tie in the election, Congress will have to call an early election. However, this would be something that has never happened before in modern American history. The last time a tie forced Congress to choose a president was in the 1800 election, pitting Thomas Jefferson against the incumbent John Adams.
Jefferson was elected in this election, but the members of the House of Representatives had a hard time agreeing. Four years after this conflict, the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution brought a degree of clarity to election-related procedures. This time, if it happens, the House vote will take place on January 6, 2025.
According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), “Every state, regardless of population, casts one vote for president in a snap election.”
How do we hold elections in the United States?
Whenever there is a presidential election in the United States, it is held on the first Tuesday in November. The election will be held on November 5. However, the U.S. election process begins about a year and a half in advance. The term of the President of the United States is 4 years. A person can only serve as president twice.
The U.S. presidential election process is completed in five stages: primaries and caucuses, national convention, general election, Electoral College and swearing-in. The most important of these is the general election. In this case, the larger the population of the state, the more electors the public sends. Winner-take-all rules apply here. The time is November 5th.
This is considered the most important phase of the presidential election. It’s almost clear who will be the next president from the party that selects more electors.
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