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====United States==== ===== House of Representatives ===== The [[speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] has the same right to vote as any other member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] if they are a member of the House of Representatives (which they always have been in practice but need not be per the constitution), but to maintain the appearance of impartiality, typically does not do so unless it would make a difference, which is a ''de facto'' casting vote. =====Senate ===== Pursuant to Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the [[United States Constitution]], the [[Vice president of the United States|vice president]] has a casting vote in the [[United States Senate|Senate]], in the event of a tie.
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