Can President Trump Use the 12th Amendment of the U. S. Constitution to Remain in Office
Just Security explains in great detail how President Trump can invoke the 12th Amendment of the U. S. Constitution to remain in office for a second term:
If no candidate has a majority of electors appointed, the question would be sent to the House which is directed to âimmediatelyâ select the president from the persons with the three highest total electoral votes. As in the case of the disputed Tilden-Hayes election of 1876, the instruction to act âimmediatelyâ has never been taken literally and is almost surely unenforceable.
The House is directed to vote by state with each state having one vote, a quorum having been established of âa member or members of two thirds of the states.â In todayâs House, 26 state delegations are Republican and, when voting by state, it is the state delegations that decide by majority vote how the stateâs vote is to be cast. States with Republican majorities would be expected to vote for the Republican candidate on the list. If the next House looks like the current House, Trump likely wins.
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