If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the House of Representatives chooses the president, with each state receiving one vote.  This provision allows the 7 smallest states with a population of about 4.9 million to outvote the 6 largest states with a population of 119 million. [1] This is blatently unfair.  [1] Congress, XII - Manner of Choosing a President and Vice-President, 27 July 1804,