Hello.
The President would nominate a replacement V.P. who whould have to be
confirmed in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This is covered in Section 2 of the 25th Amendment to the United
States Constitution.
"Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice
President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall
take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of
Congress."
source: findlaw.com - 25th Amendment
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment25/
This provision has been used twice:
"...Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned on October 10, 1973, and
President Nixon nominated Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to succeed him,
following the procedures of Sec. 2 of the Amendment for the first
time. Hearings were held upon the nomination by the Senate Rules
Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, both Houses thereafter
confirmed the nomination, and the new Vice President took the oath of
office December 6, 1973.
...again following Sec. 2 of the Amendment, President Ford nominated
Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York to be Vice President; on August 20,
1974, hearings were held in both Houses, confirmation voted and Mr.
Rockefeller took the oath of office December 19, 1974."
source: findlaw.com
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment25/
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