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The Louisiana Republican only got 113 of his fellow GOP-ers’ votes today, well short of the 217 total votes Mr Scalise would need to formally win the speaker’s gavel on the House floor in a ...
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Additionally, the speaker is second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the president pro tempore of the Senate. [2] The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position ...
If no candidate receives a majority vote, then the roll call is repeated until a speaker is elected. Multiple rounds of voting have been necessary 16 times since 1789, almost all before the American Civil War. In the 20th century only one election went to multiple ballots (in 1923). [2]
Ceremonial roll call results, walk-on song choice, and notable roll call speaker(s) State Song choice [2] Notable speaker(s) Cast votes Kamala Harris Present Absent Alabama [A] "Sweet Home Alabama" – Lynyrd Skynyrd: 56 0 0 Alaska "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man: 19 0 0 American Samoa "Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga: 10 0 0 Arizona
Eight candidates are still in the running for the GOP nomination including favourite Tom Emmer – after Dan Meuser dropped out on Monday night
Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote. [12] In practice, each party's caucus or conference selects a candidate for the speakership from among its senior leaders prior to the roll call. To be elected speaker, a candidate must receive a majority of votes from the members present and voting.