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What Happened When a Presidential Election Tied in 1801? - The Constitutional Crisis of 1801 and the Twelfth Amendment | Sleepy Facts About History
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The presidential election of 1800 ended in an unexpected tie between Thomas Jefferson and his own running mate, Aaron Burr, forcing the House of Representatives to vote thirty-six times before the deadlock finally broke. The original Constitution required electors to cast two undifferentiated votes, assuming that independent men of judgment would naturally select the two most qualified candidates without the interference of organized national parties. By the winter of 1801, however, the…
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