Contingent Election of the President by the House of Representatives--Newly Elected or "Lame Duck" House?

Examines congressional power to legislate a solution to the problem of whether the selection of the President by the House of Representatives when no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes should be performed by the existing "lame duck" House or by the newly elected House.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1968.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Powers and duties. Jurisdiction. Presidents > Election. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines congressional power to legislate a solution to the problem of whether the selection of the President by the House of Representatives when no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes should be performed by the existing "lame duck" House or by the newly elected House.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.