What happens if the candidates get the EXACT same number of votes in a state? (user search)
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  What happens if the candidates get the EXACT same number of votes in a state? (search mode)
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« on: August 14, 2014, 09:49:16 PM »

They have various methods - usually coin tosses or pulling names out of a hat.

Correct. State laws specify the method used to break a tie, or sometimes just that they must be resolved by lot. In these cases it is a random procedure to give each candidate in a tie an equal chance of success. Some states require that a tie be resolved by a runoff election.

It may be statistically remote to see an exact tie for presidential electors in a state, however the state laws apply to all races. It isn't so rare to see a tie in a local race that might only involve a few hundred voters.
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