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What happens when the votes in the senate result in a tie vote?
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∙ 13y ago
When there is a tie vote in the U. S. Supreme Ct., the lower court's decision (the one being appealed) is effectively affirmed, and the case has no precedential value.
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∙ 13y agoThe tie is broken by the vote of the President of the US Senate, which is always the Vice President of the United States.
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∙ 13y agoThe vice president who serves as the presiding officer of the Senate can vote and break the tie. (Ordinarily he can not vote.)
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