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Yonnie3

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10. I think that he counts towards figuring a majority unless he dies or resigns.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #8)

Wed May 16, 2018, 03:58 PM

May 2018

If his seat is vacant then the whole number of the Senate is 99 and 50 would be a majority.

I know it works that way in the house. They periodically update what that "whole number is". I am just guessing about the Senate.

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Is this a simple majority vote or is it s two-thirds thing or what? blogslut May 2018 #5

A website says simple majority Yonnie3 May 2018 #7

If we had 50, wouldn't that be enough since McCain (I assume) isn't voting? Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #8

I think that he counts towards figuring a majority unless he dies or resigns. Yonnie3 May 2018 #10

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