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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: jttmab who wrote (1480)11/10/2000 3:59:13 AM
From: TraderGreg  Read Replies (1) of 6710
 
Gore most definitely will preside over the Senate on Jan 6, 2001. Remember, he is Vice President until Jan 20. In fact, one of the last jobs Richard Nixon did as VP was to announce the Electoral College votes that elected John Kennedy as President.

According to the Rules of the Senate, and the Constitution and 12th Amendment, the VP votes only in the case of a tie in the Senate. It does not distinguish the types/kinds of tie votes that the VP can vote to break. It just says he can only vote to break a tie.

But there could be some arcane Senate rule that allows for exceptions.

In the absence of that rule, then a 50-50 senate producing a 50-50 tie for VP is a situation where the sitting VP can vote to break said tie.

TG
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