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== == == == the presiding officer in the senate is the vice president president of the senate
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The President of the Senate is the Vice-President of the United States.
AnswerIf there is a voting tie for the office of the Vice President, the Senate is empowered to choose the Vice President.
It is more appropriate to say that the Vice-President of the United States has as one of his constitutional responsibilities to serve as President of the US Senate.
The Vice President of the United States of America.
President of the Senate (Vice President)
I think it may be the President pro tempore, as he is third in line if the President and the Vice President are killed or incapacitated.
The vice president. When the office of vice president is vacant it is the president pro tempore.
That would be the President of the Senate, an office normally held by the vice-president of the US.
There is no Vice-president in that case. That office remains vacant and the duties of the Vice-president to preside over the Senate is then handled by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
No one has ever been elected by the Senate to be Vice-President of the United States. If the office of Vice President is vacant, the President apppoints a Vice-President with the advice and consent of the Senate. This is not an election, but a vote of approval. If a candidate slate for President / Vice-President does not obtain a majority of votes in the Electoral College, the decision falls to the House of Representatives, not to the Senate.