the senate elects the vice president if the electoral college fails to do so.
the senate elects the vice president if the electoral college fails to do so.
who elects the vice president if the electoral college fails to do so?
the senate
hamilton notes that the selection of the vice president should follow the same form as that of the president, through selection by the electoral college, though the senate is to deal with the voting in the case of an electoral tie. hamilton also answers criticism that the senate should have been given the power to select the vice president instead of the electoral college. hamilton notes that there are two major arguments against that point: first, that the vice president's power as president of the senate would mean that the tiebreaker of the senate would be beholden to the senate for his power, and therefore would be unable to make the necessary decisions as a tiebreaker without fear of removal or reprisal; second, that the possibility of the vice president becoming president means that this individual should be elected by the people and the electoral college, because all of the powers vested in the president could fall into the hands of the vice president.
federalist no. 68
on 4 february 2011 after 2010 election, the presidential electoral college made up of pyithu hluttaw, elected thein sein as vice presidential candidate, another electoral college made up of amyotha hluttaw, elected sai mauk kham as another vice presidential candidate and also another electoral college made up of tatmadaw elected tin aung myint oo as also another vice presidential candidate. among them, thein sein received highest number of votes from most representatives in pyidaungsu hluttaw and elected as 8th president of myanmar and tin aung myint oo received second highest votes as first vice president and sai mauk kham received third highest votes as second vice president of thein sein's cabinet. when tin aung myint oo resigned on 1 july 2012 for health reasons, sai mauk kham moved to serve as first vice president of myanmar the electoral college made up of tatmadaw elected admiral nyan tun who was former commander in chief of myanmar navy as second vice president of myanmar.
presidential electoral college