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8. No, 67 are required for an impeachment. VP only breaks ties

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 03:39 PM

Oct 2018

If they are close to 67, VP would not be a factor.

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Does the VP get a vote in impeachment conviction? [View all] Joe941 Oct 2018 OP

No...the VP breaks ties. brooklynite Oct 2018 #1

This. The_Counsel Oct 2018 #3

Vp plays no role with impeachment proceedings beachbum bob Oct 2018 #2

VP only gets a vote in order to break a tie. Iggo Oct 2018 #4

66 would be a conviction if 99 are present exboyfil Oct 2018 #5

I don't think so; the VP votes only to break a tie. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #6

No, 67 are required for an impeachment. VP only breaks ties MiniMe Oct 2018 #8