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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, That, in accordance with Sections 9(b) and 11, Article III, |
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Texas Constitution, the House of Representatives of the 80th |
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Legislature shall elect a speaker of the house from its own |
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membership as follows: |
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SECTION 1. NOMINATIONS. (a) The secretary of state shall |
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call for nominations from the floor for the election of speaker of |
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the house of representatives and shall recognize every member who |
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desires to make a nomination. |
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(b) Each member recognized for this purpose shall |
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immediately advance to the front microphone and make the nomination |
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in a nominating speech not to exceed five minutes in length. |
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(c) After all nominations have been made, the secretary of |
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state shall declare nominations to be closed. |
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SECTION 2. SECONDS. (a) A person is not considered a |
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nominee unless the nomination is seconded by at least one member. |
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(b) One seconding speech shall be allowed for each |
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nomination in the order in which nominations were made, then other |
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seconding speeches shall be allowed in rotation in the same order. |
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(c) No more than five seconding speeches shall be allowed |
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for each nominee. |
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(d) A seconding speech may not exceed three minutes in |
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length. |
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SECTION 3. VOTING PROCEDURES. (a) If there is only one |
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nominee for speaker, the members shall record their votes from |
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their desks on the voting machine. |
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(b) If there is more than one nominee for speaker, the |
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election shall be held in the manner provided for a roll call vote |
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of the members except the chief clerk shall randomly determine the |
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order of calling the members' names. When the chief clerk reads |
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aloud the name of a member, the member shall vote by stating the |
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name of one of the nominees or state that the member is present, not |
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voting. The chief clerk shall repeat the member's vote aloud and |
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record the vote on a tally sheet. |
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(c) After all members have announced their votes, the chief |
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clerk shall prepare a report containing the total votes received by |
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each nominee and the total number of members who are present, not |
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voting. The chief clerk shall provide a copy of the report to the |
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secretary of state. |
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(d) A verification of a vote taken by roll call consists |
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solely of ensuring that an announced vote was tallied correctly. |
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(e) All votes taken shall be record votes entered in the |
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House Journal. |
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SECTION 4. RESULTS; RUNOFF. (a) The secretary of state |
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shall announce the results of the election. If a nominee receives a |
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majority of the votes cast, the secretary of state shall declare |
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that nominee to be elected to the office of speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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(b) If no nominee receives a majority of the votes cast, the |
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two nominees receiving the largest number of votes in the initial |
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vote shall be in a runoff conducted in accordance with the voting |
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procedures for the initial vote. The secretary of state shall |
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announce the results of the runoff and declare the nominee |
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receiving a majority of the votes cast to be elected. |
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SECTION 5. TIE VOTES. (a) If in the initial vote no nominee |
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receives a majority of the votes cast and it is not possible to |
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determine the two nominees receiving the largest number of votes |
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cast because of a tie vote, additional rounds of voting shall occur |
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among the same nominees, other than a nominee who withdraws, until a |
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nominee receives a majority of the votes cast or, if no nominee |
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receives a majority of the votes cast, until it is possible to |
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determine the two nominees who receive the largest number of votes |
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cast. |
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(b) If in a runoff between two nominees no nominee receives |
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a majority of the votes cast because of a tie vote, additional |
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rounds of runoff voting shall occur between the same two nominees |
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until one of the nominees in the runoff receives a majority of the |
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votes cast. |
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SECTION 6. OATH. After the election, the secretary of state |
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shall direct the administration of the oath of office to the |
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speaker-elect. The speaker shall take the chair immediately after |
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taking the oath of office. |