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Whenever none of the Vice Presidential candidates receives more than half of the electoral votes, the Senate elects a Vice President from between the two with the most electoral votes.
That has happened only once so far, in 1836. Martin Van Buren had enough votes to win the presidential election, but his running mate, Richard Johnson, fell one vote short of the required absolute majority. The Senate voted in his favor.
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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.
What is the power the vice president has in the Senate?
the vote of the vice president will break a tie
Who selects the speaker of the house and president of the senate in Congress.?
The Speaker of the House is elected by the House from among its membership. Oddly enough , the majority party always wins. The vice-president is also the President of the Senate. He can only vote in the case of a tie.
What tie can the vice president break?
If you mean, who would break a tie in an election for President, the answer is: "If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House." See the related link below.
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.
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?
What is the vice presidents only constitutionally defined job?
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, with the power to break tie votes.
What would happen in case of a tie or a lack of majority vote in a presidential election?
The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.
What would happen in the case of a tie or lack of majority vote in a presidential election?
The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.
Who is able to break a tie in the Senate?
The President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) is given that authority in the US Constitution. He may choose not to vote which would have the same effect as voting nay.
Under what circumstances does the Senate choose the vice president?
AnswerIf there is a voting tie for the office of the Vice President, the Senate is empowered to choose the Vice President.
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.
