Bait, the house gets the vote if neither candidate can get a majority of all electors, not just in a tie.

My favorite "what-if" analysis has it going to the house, the house ties, so no president is elected, and then the senate votes for the vp, if they get tied up 50 all, cheney gets to vote for himself and he becomes acting pres for 4 years. Pretty odd eh?

Edited to include a clause from article 2 of the us constitution:

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The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President.
This may have been ammended slightly at a later time, but thats how the original article reads.
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