If no candidate for the presidency receives a majority of the electoral votes cast, the issue is decided by
A) the Supreme Court.
B) the Senate choosing one of the two candidates who received the most electoral votes.
C) the House of Representatives, voting by state, choosing one of the three candidates who received the most electoral votes.
D) the electoral college meeting as a conference committee and arriving at a compromise acceptable to the electors in a majority of the states.
E) a special commission appointed by the sitting Speaker of the House.
C
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