Reeves gets same result by voting or not  JACKSON — The
lieutenant governor, as presiding officer of the Senate, gets to
vote only to break ties in the 52-member chamber.  Republican
Tate Reeves, who is in his first year as lieutenant governor,
got to cast a vote earlier this week. Reeves voted against a
motion to return to committee a bill that mandates school cannot
start until the third Monday in August.  The motion was
deadlocked 25-25. Reeves voted against the motion to recommit,
which was a motion that would have killed the bill.  In reality,
Reeves did not need to vote. On a tie vote, the motion was
defeated.  In a sense, Reeves’ vote would have been meaningful
only if he had voted for the motion to recommit. But Reeves was
able to go on record in support of mandating a later start for
school — a position supported by Gulf Coast tourism groups.  In
reality whether Reeves voted or not, the outcome of the
legislation rested in his hands. So if he supported the
legislation, it made sense for him to vote a