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The '''Vice President of Cascadia''' is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the [[Cascadia#Government and politics|Government of Cascadia]], after the [[president of Cascadia]], and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president previously served as an officer in the [[Cascadia#Legislative branch|legislative branch]], as the [[Legislature of Cascadia#President of the Legislature|'''President of the Legislature''']]. In that capacity, the vice president was empowered to preside over [[Cascadia House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] deliberations at any time, but may not vote except to cast a tie-breaking vote, unless they are a directly elected member of the House of Representatives. Despite the replacement of that power with the office of [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]], the Vice President has retained the power to break ties if needed. The vice president is directly elected together with the president to a month-long term of office by the people of Cascadia via instant-runoff voting. | The '''Vice President of Cascadia''' is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the [[Cascadia#Government and politics|Government of Cascadia]], after the [[president of Cascadia]], and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president previously served as an officer in the [[Cascadia#Legislative branch|legislative branch]], as the [[Legislature of Cascadia#President of the Legislature|'''President of the Legislature''']]. In that capacity, the vice president was empowered to preside over [[Cascadia House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] deliberations at any time, but may not vote except to cast a tie-breaking vote, unless they are a directly elected member of the House of Representatives. Despite the replacement of that power with the office of [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]], the Vice President has retained the power to break ties if needed. The vice president is directly elected together with the president to a month-long term of office by the people of Cascadia via instant-runoff voting. [[ElimBessus]] is the 35th and current vice president of Cascadia. He assumed his current office on October 19, 2025, and was elected alongside President [[BergenFly]]. | ||
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