Congressional Research Service Report: 'Contingent Election of President & Vice President by Congress'
October 07, 2020
October 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40504) entitled "Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Oct. 6 and written by Thomas H. Neale, specialist in American National Government:
The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice presidential candidates gain "a majority of the whole . . .
The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice presidential candidates gain "a majority of the whole . . .