After the tie that resulted from the Election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, Congress passed the 12th Amendment to avoid such a problem in future.
Before 1801, Presidents were those who received the highest number of electoral votes and Vice-Presidents received the second highest number.
This led to Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson receiving the same number of votes which meant that the House of Representatives would now decide the President.
Burr was the Vice-Presidential candidate and so was to step down but instead he:
Eventually Thomas Jefferson was elected thanks to Alexander Hamilton but because of the problems experienced in this election, the 12th Amendment was made to the Constitution.
This required that parties would cast a single vote for the Presidential candidate and another for the Vice Presidential candidate. This ensured that there were no more ties in the Presidential election.
In conclusion, the Presidential election of 1800 created a difficult situation that led to the ratification of the 12th Amendment.
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