Show The Vice President Power Tho constitutional presiding officer of the United States senate is the vice president who has no voting power except in case of a tie vote In the absence of the vice president tho senate elects one of its members as president presi-dent pro tem who performs tho duties of the vice president but is not disqualified to do any and all of senatorial duties including includ-ing tho right to vote upon all measures brought before tho senate While the right to vote upon all measures belongs to the president pres-ident pro tern of the senate it is but seldom exercised for obvious reasons |