Electors Voting Process: Part Seven

Electors Voting Process: Part Seven

When electors convene in their state's capitol, they cast their choices for President and Vice-President. The candidate who gets the highest number of electors' votes becomes that state's choice for these officeholders, provided he/she receives at least one-third of the electors' votes.

If no Presidential candidate manages to receive at least one-third of the electors' votes, then the members of the lower house of the state legislature (house of delegates/assembly) chooses their state's choice for President out of the Top Three vote getters. The candidate who gets the highest number of votes becomes the state's choice for President.

If no Vice-Presidential candidate manages to receive at least one-third of the electors' votes, then the upper house of the state legislature (house of delegates/assembly) chooses their state's choice for Vice-President out of the Top Two vote getters. The candidate who gets the highest number of votes becomes the state's choice for Vice-President.