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But as a majority of the votes might not always happen to centre in one man, and as it might be unsafe to permit less than a majority to be conclusive, it is provided that, in such a contingency, the House of Representatives shall select out of the candidates who shall have the five highest number of votes, the man who in their opinion may be best qualified for the office.
Choosing the next president by strictly majority vote would essentially make the whole process into a popularity contest. If this stayed in affect, a president with little to no real solutions regarding the improvement of the United States could be elected, setting back the nation by at least four years. However, this notion of selecting the five highest numbers and choosing the president based on their quality is how Hamilton ensures that corruption would not surface.
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