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In a presidential election, if no candidate receives an electoral college majority

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the election is thrown back to the public to decide again
the election is thrown back to the public to decide again

the winner of the popular election becomes president
the winner of the popular election becomes president

the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide
the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide

the Supreme Court determines the winner

the Supreme Court does not determine the winner unless there is a legal challenge to the election results. In the case of no candidate receiving an electoral college majority, the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide. Each state delegation gets one vote, and whoever receives a majority of state votes is declared the winner.