21.   That a man could be executed on a tie vote brought tremendous criticism on the court, Pildes said.

22.   The amendment, upheld in a tie vote broken by Lt. Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, effectively killed the bill.

23.   The article also misstated the title of George Kendall, a lawyer who said a tie vote should not mean an execution should proceed.

24.   The Dole measure lost because tie votes are automatically defeated.

25.   The conference committee compromise reflects the edge Republicans have in the Senate by virtue of Dick Cheney, as vice president, being allowed to break tie votes.

26.   The measure cleared the Senate only after Vice President Al Gore broke a tie vote.

27.   The motion lost on a tie vote.

28.   The prerogative is not likely to be used often, because committees seldom face tie votes, although the equal split makes that scenario more likely.

29.   The tie vote officially means the commission took no action.

30.   The tie vote would give a measure of credence to that bit of hyperbole.