Pages

Saturday, November 11, 2000

Gore Could Win If Fla. Race Is Unresolved by Dec. 18 (washingtonpost.com)
- The 12th Amendment to the Constitution specifically provides that an incomplete electoral college can produce a valid presidential selection
- If neither candidate wins a majority, the constitution calls for the presidential election to be taken up by the House of Representatives.
- The Senate would have the job of selecting a vice president ...the winner could be either Republican Richard B. Cheney or Lieberman.