Surprising Truth About Contingent Elections Revealed!

To Win the Electoral College, a Candidate Needs at Least 270 Electoral Votes. 

If No Candidate Reaches 270, a Contingent Election Occurs, Where the House Selects the President, and the Senate Selects the Vice President. 

In a Contingent Election, House Members Vote by State Delegations, With Each State Getting One Vote. 

If No President Is Selected by January 20th, the Vice President-Elect Becomes Acting President. 

The Twelfth Amendment Led to the Creation of This Process, and It Has Only Been Used Once, in 1825. 

Contingent Elections Could Be Complicated Due to a Lack of Federal Laws Governing Them. 

Faithless Electors and Court Challenges Could Alter the Election Results in a Contingent Election. 

Narrow Margins in the House Could Give Extremist Lawmakers Outsized Influence Over the Election Process.