Election of the President and Vice President by Congress : Contingent Election.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States. Congress.
• Constitutional law.
• Presidents--Election.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines process known as contingent election instituted by the 12th Amendment, in which Congress elects the President and Vice President in the event that no candidate receives the majority of electoral votes. Discusses contingent elections in 1825 and 1837, and reviews modification of the contingent election process by the 20th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Election of the President and Vice President by Congress

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