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Vice President of the United States
Executive Office of the President · United States
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected every 4 years
- Exact method
- Elected on the same ticket as the President by the Electoral College, four-year term, every 4 years; presides over the Senate and casts tie-breaking votes
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
JD Vance Republican since January 2025
Report Source: whitehouse.gov,
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Next vote
Sources
- archives.gov · checked Article II, section 1; 12th Amendment; also President of the Senate (Article I, section 3) For: Vice President of the United States
- whitehouse.gov · checked Vice President; took office at noon on 20 January 2025 (20th Amendment, section 1) For: JD Vance, current term
- uscode.house.gov · checked 3 U.S.C. 1: presidential election day 7 November 2028; the Vice President is elected on the same ticket For: General election, November 7, 2028