When the Vice President is not in the Senate, which is most of the time, his place is taken by the President pro tempore of the Senate, who is usually the most senior Senator. But in actual practice, the floor of the Senate is normally presided over by junior senators to enable them to master the parliamentary procedures.
president pro tempore.
The Vice President
The President Pro-tempore of the Senate.
There were 25 US presidents who never served in the Senate.
The vice-president is in charge of the senate and takes over for the president if he dies, resigns, or is unfit to perfom his duty.
They are voted in the House. The subsequent trial takes place in the Senate.
The 17th amendment of the U.S. Constitution specifies that when a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the Governer of that state shall appoint a temporary Senator to fill the vacancy pending the next election.
In Parliament House in either the Senate of The House of Representatives.
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Voting in case of a tie
The Constitution gives the vice president the role of presiding over the Senate, and voting in the Senate if there is a tie.
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the vice presidents only role is presiding over the senate.