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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 81st |
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Legislature shall receive nominations to elect a speaker of the |
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house from its own 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. The order in which members desiring |
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to make a nomination shall proceed shall be determined by lot. |
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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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(d) The secretary of state shall recognize at any time a |
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member whose name has been placed in nomination for the purpose of |
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withdrawing as a nominee. A member who withdraws is not considered |
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a nominee. |
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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. MOTION TO ELECT BY ACCLAMATION. If after the |
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close of all seconding speeches only one member's name remains in |
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nomination for election to speaker of the house of representatives, |
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the secretary of state shall recognize a motion to elect that member |
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as speaker by acclamation. |
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SECTION 4. OATH. If a speaker is elected by acclamation, |
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the secretary of state shall direct the administration of the oath |
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of office to the speaker-elect. The speaker shall take the chair |
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immediately after taking the oath of office. |
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Geren |
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Eiland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on January |
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13, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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