contingent election in House of Representatives

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	election procedure
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections no presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes (current majority)
gptkbp:category	gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections gptkb:United_States_constitutional_law
gptkbp:decisionThreshold	majority of state delegations required to win
gptkbp:distinctFrom	contingent election in Senate for vice president general House of Representatives elections
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Twelfth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:frequency	rare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	contingent election in House of Representatives
gptkbp:introducedIn	gptkb:1800_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:legalBasis	Article II, Section 1 and Twelfth Amendment
gptkbp:notableExample	John Quincy Adams elected in 1824 Thomas Jefferson elected in 1800
gptkbp:numberOfCandidatesConsidered	top three electoral vote recipients
gptkbp:purpose	to select the President of the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo	contingent election in Senate
gptkbp:triggeredBy	no candidate receives majority of electoral votes for president
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:1824_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives one vote per state delegation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1800_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7