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Akash Patel wrote:
> 
> the hanged man wrote:
> 
> > That's not entirely true.  IIRC, whether or not Florida's votes are in,
> > a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the election.  I'm pretty
> > sure that if they don't get that, they do that business with the House
> > of Representatives voting.  I could be wrong.
> >
> 
> they need a majority of the left over votes not the 270

I think that the majority of the states have to be represented there, too.
It may be that there needs to be a majority of all the electors present in
order to vote, though. (it won't get this far, though)


>> I know for certain, though, that they don't look at the electoral votes
>> until the beginning of January, where the new House and Senate convene
>> to certify the election.  And if any one person objects, and both houses
>> convene separetely, and by majority in each house, the election could be
>> declared void.  I've got no idea what happens then.  Anyone know?
> 
> I believe you need one person in the house and one in the senate. They
> vote on the validity of electoral votes (ie those of FL). If they can't
> decide by inauguration then the Speaker of the House can resign his
> position and congressional seat and be President, if he chooses not to it
> goes to the President Pro Temp of Senate, I'm assuming it continues down
> the list. 

I heard on CNN that the current Speaker doesn't want it. They say it
probably won't get that far though (God, I hope not).


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