Cecilie1200
Diamond Member
That's only if it is a contingent election, where they can't reach a majority or it is tied. That is not the case this year.The vote will be per Senator with the Vice President being the deciding vote if needed in the Senate, while the vote in the House will be only be ONE vote per delegation, per state, not per House member!!!
What would happen if no candidate won a majority of electoral votes? In these circumstances, the 12th Amendment also provides that the House of Representatives would elect the President, and the Senate would elect the Vice President, in a procedure known as “contingent election.”
Contingent election has been implemented twice in the nation’s history under the 12th Amendment: first, to elect the President in 1825, and second, the Vice President in 1837.
In a contingent election, the House would choose among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each state, regardless of population, casts a single vote for President in a contingent election. Representatives of states with two or more Representatives would therefore need to conduct an internal poll within their state delegation to decide which candidate would receive the state’s single vote
You should look up the Electoral Count Act. Congress technically has the right to object to the Electoral vote. However, it requires one Representative and one Senator to object together, and then the two Houses go and debate it for a short time and vote on whether or not to sustain the objection. At least, if I'm remembering correctly. It's very unlikely to produce any change this year.