Current Events > Hypothetically what would happen if the entire country didn't vote.

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Spiderman23J 11/13/23 11:09:25 PM #1:	Impossible I know. But what if? What would the electoral college do without any electricity? --- buss on life <cite>Spiderman23J posted [p:977202841] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>Impossible I know. But what if? What would the electoral college do without any electricity? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Spiderman23J 11/13/23 11:29:14 PM #5:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] based on what though? Whichever party has the majority of seats? What if no one voted in local elections either? I guess whoever was on top would just call the shots and elect their own replacements forever --- buss on life <cite>Spiderman23J posted [p:977203205] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> based on what though? Whichever party has the majority of seats? What if no one voted in local elections either? I guess whoever was on top would just call the shots and elect their own replacements forever </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 11/13/23 11:39:53 PM #6:	Spiderman23J posted... based on what though? Whichever party has the majority of seats? What if no one voted in local elections either? I guess whoever was on top would just call the shots and elect their own replacements forever Assuming that nobody voted for congress as well, thatd mean that the House couldnt vote for President, leaving the 2/3 of the Senate still in office to vote for Vice President. Said winner would then be Acting President until a President is chosen, likely by a special election to fill the House which then has a contingent election for President. Assuming nobody votes ever again, the Vice President keeps serving as Acting President. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:977203403] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>Spiderman23J posted... </cite><quote>based on what though? Whichever party has the majority of seats? What if no one voted in local elections either? I guess whoever was on top would just call the shots and elect their own replacements forever</quote>Assuming that nobody voted for congress as well, thatd mean that the House couldnt vote for President, leaving the 2/3 of the Senate still in office to vote for Vice President. Said winner would then be Acting President until a President is chosen, likely by a special election to fill the House which then has a contingent election for President. Assuming nobody votes ever again, the Vice President keeps serving as Acting President. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 11/13/23 11:46:36 PM #7:	Nearly every state has laws that determine what happens when an election results in a tie, which a 0-0 tie would qualify. In some states, a special election has to be held. In some, the governor or state legislature gets to pick the winner. In some they just draw lots to pick a winner (seriously). I assume in your scenario nobody votes in any special elections either. If, after all states go through their own procedures to try to resolve the tied election, no presidential candidate gets to 270 electoral votes then the House decides the president. It would be one vote per states out of the Representatives from whatever states were able to select House Representatives per their own state laws. --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:977203505] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>Nearly every state has laws that determine what happens when an election results in a tie, which a 0-0 tie would qualify. In some states, a special election has to be held. In some, the governor or state legislature gets to pick the winner. In some they just draw lots to pick a winner (seriously).I assume in your scenario nobody votes in any special elections either. If, after all states go through their own procedures to try to resolve the tied election, no presidential candidate gets to 270 electoral votes then the House decides the president. It would be one vote per states out of the Representatives from whatever states were able to select House Representatives per their own state laws. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uberl33tpro 11/14/23 12:12:24 AM #8:	I think the president should be chosen by lottery, random drawing between anyone who claims to want the job. Make it a 1 year position. I don't believe the job of President of the USA demands anyone be exceptionally qualified, I think a random person could do it with some council. <cite>uberl33tpro posted [p:977203869] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>I think the president should be chosen by lottery, random drawing between anyone who claims to want the job. Make it a 1 year position. I don't believe the job of President of the USA demands anyone be exceptionally qualified, I think a random person could do it with some council. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 11/14/23 12:13:56 AM #9:	Heineken14 posted... Congress would then pick who is the president and vice president. Or do you think we just like.... don't have a president for 4 years if no one votes? --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:977203880] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote><cite>Heineken14 posted...</cite><quote>Congress would then pick who is the president and vice president. Or do you think we just like.... don't have a president for 4 years if no one votes?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inohira 11/14/23 12:20:44 AM #10:	In the absence of votes the states would just guide their electors by some other metric. There's no constitutional restriction on the method they use. Going by popular vote is just an act of common decency; states could literally pick their candidate however they want. Anyway someone looked at the rules and in the event that literally nobody anywhere voted (not common people, state electors, or House Representatives), the Secretary of State would become president: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gq9b5/what-if-they-gave-an-election-and-no-one-voted --- 1 line break(s), 121 characters allowed <cite>Inohira posted [p:977203967] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>In the absence of votes the states would just guide their electors by some other metric. There's no constitutional restriction on the method they use. Going by popular vote is just an act of common decency; states could literally pick their candidate however they want.Anyway someone looked at the rules and in the event that literally nobody anywhere voted (not common people, state electors, or House Representatives), the Secretary of State would become president:https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gq9b5/what-if-they-gave-an-election-and-no-one-voted </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 11/14/23 12:22:53 AM #11:	I'd assume they'd attempt a do over election at least once. With enough time for candidates to do more campaigning. Mean while leaving the incumbents I'm office --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:977203991] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>I'd assume they'd attempt a do over election at least once. With enough time for candidates to do more campaigning. Mean while leaving the incumbents I'm office </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inohira 11/14/23 12:40:11 AM #12:	Heineken14 posted... Congress would then pick who is the president and vice president. Or do you think we just like.... don't have a president for 4 years if no one votes? Thing is Congress only gets to break ties between the top 3 candidates. If nobody got any votes then there are no top candidates. Sufferedphoenix posted... I'd assume they'd attempt a do over election at least once. With enough time for candidates to do more campaigning. Mean while leaving the incumbents I'm office Legally the term expiration dates are binding. Regardless of whether a new guy was chosen, the old guy has to get out at the exact time planned, unless someone changes the rules. But that doesn't apply to the president's cabinet. They stay until they quit, die, or get fired. Hence why they'd be able to step up in this scenario. --- 1 line break(s), 121 characters allowed <cite>Inohira posted [p:977204203] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>Heineken14 posted...</cite><quote>Congress would then pick who is the president and vice president. Or do you think we just like.... don't have a president for 4 years if no one votes?</quote>Thing is Congress only gets to break ties between the top 3 candidates. If nobody got any votes then there are no top candidates.Sufferedphoenix posted...</cite><quote>I'd assume they'd attempt a do over election at least once. With enough time for candidates to do more campaigning. Mean while leaving the incumbents I'm office</quote>Legally the term expiration dates are binding. Regardless of whether a new guy was chosen, the old guy has to get out at the exact time planned, unless someone changes the rules.But that doesn't apply to the president's cabinet. They stay until they quit, die, or get fired. Hence why they'd be able to step up in this scenario. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 11/14/23 1:13:49 AM #13:	Inohira posted... Thing is Congress only gets to break ties between the top 3 candidates. If nobody got any votes then there are no top candidates. Legally the term expiration dates are binding. Regardless of whether a new guy was chosen, the old guy has to get out at the exact time planned, unless someone changes the rules. But that doesn't apply to the president's cabinet. They stay until they quit, die, or get fired. Hence why they'd be able to step up in this scenario. Well on president I'd assume if they haven't served a full 8 Yeats they'd still do that. Win be default --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:977204571] in Hypothetic... [t:80619557]...</cite> <quote>Inohira posted... </cite><quote>Thing is Congress only gets to break ties between the top 3 candidates. If nobody got any votes then there are no top candidates.Legally the term expiration dates are binding. Regardless of whether a new guy was chosen, the old guy has to get out at the exact time planned, unless someone changes the rules.But that doesn't apply to the president's cabinet. They stay until they quit, die, or get fired. Hence why they'd be able to step up in this scenario.</quote>Well on president I'd assume if they haven't served a full 8 Yeats they'd still do that. Win be default </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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