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In the US, it would be difficult for this to happen due to the way the election process works. However, in the event that no candidate receives a simple majority of the electoral vote (much more likely, and in fact it's happened twice), the president is determined by vote in the House of Representatives, with each state, regardless of the number of representatives, having only one vote.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe House of Representatives chooses the President in the event of a tie.
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Who's is in charge of the senate and what's their role?
The Vice President, when theres a tie vote they cast their vote
Who Act as president of the senate?
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate.. He can not vote unless there is a tie but he can vote to break a tie. Such is his only power.
When does the president of the senate usually preside?
The president of the senate (aka the Vice President of the U.S.) generally presides over the senate when there is a tie and a tie breaking vote is needed.
Who acts as president of the senate?
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate.. He can not vote unless there is a tie but he can vote to break a tie. Such is his only power.
The person who votes in case of a tie in the Senate is the of the Senate?
president
Who is the president of the senate and when may that person vote?
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. (quote from the Constitution), In other words, he can vote to break a tie. The current Vice President of the United States is Joe Biden.
What is the Vice Presidents role in the senate?
There is no such office as vice president of the Senate. The Vice President of the United States presides over the Senate and is thus often referred to as the President of the Senate. In that capacity, the Vice President presides over the Senate when it is in session. In that capacity, the Vice President's most notable role is to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie vote on the floor of the Senate.
What is the vice presidents role in the legislative branch?
they serves for the president if the president is unable to complete his or her term
If there is a tie vote in the senate who votes to break the tie?
The first government of the United States was established under?
Who chooses the vice president if there is a tie in the presidential race?
The Senate chooses the Vice President in the case of a tie.
Is the President of the Senate a member of the Senate?
The Vice President of the United States is the designated President of the Senate as is set forth in the US Constitution. However when the Vice President is away then the Senate's president pro tempore (or any others so designated) is the acting President of the Senate. For any vote in the Senate that ends in a tie, only the Vice President can cast the tie-breaking vote.
Is the President over the Senate?
The Vice President presides over the Senate and casts the deciding vote if there is a tie.
