Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) will face off in the lone vice presidential debate on Tuesday evening, and while many of the rules will be the same as the two presidential debates, there will be some key differences.
The 90-minute debate, hosted by CBS, will be held at the network’s studios in New York City and will likely be the final debate of the 2024 cycle for either the presidential or vice presidential candidates. Here are the rules for the debate between Vance and Walz.
No muted mics
The microphones were muted during the two presidential debates, between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in June and between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in September, but for the vice presidential debate, CBS has said the microphones will only be muted at each candidate’s discretion.
The network said it reserves “the right to turn off candidate microphones” but that, unlike the CNN and ABC debates, microphones will not be muted while the other candidate is speaking.
