Proportional representative or a parlimentary system.
Congress is vested with the power to make all laws.
If no candidate receives a majority of votes in a primary election, a runoff election may be held between the top two candidates with the highest number of votes. This is to ensure that the winning candidate ultimately has majority support. Runoff elections are common in many states and are typically held a few weeks after the initial primary election. The candidate who receives the most votes in the runoff election is declared the winner.
a plurality.
Run-off election - A second election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board in which no choice receives a majority of the ballots in the first poll. The run-off allows a selection between the choices receiving the largest and second largest number of votes cast in the original balloting.Source: http://www.labor-studies.org/glossary.phpwhere it is provided that a candidate must reach a bare minimum %,the top vote getters have a "run off" election
congress opens and receives the votes. / slates of electors
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
congress
House of Representatives.
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Congress is vested with the power to make all laws.
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision is then made by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote to determine the next president.
Majority
Election days are February 22 and April 5, 2011, the latter date being necessary only if no candidate receives an absolute majority.
It is difficult to predict the outcome of an election with certainty. The candidate who receives the most votes from the electorate is most likely to win.
Yes, California currently receives 55 electoral votes in the Presidential election.
Rutherford B. Hayes