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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 86th |
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Legislature of the State of Texas, That, in accordance with |
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Sections 9(b) and 11, Article III, Texas Constitution, and the laws |
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of the State of Texas, the House of Representatives of the 86th |
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Legislature shall proceed to elect a speaker of the house from its |
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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 each member who |
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desires to make a nomination. The order in which members shall |
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proceed to make a nomination 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 microphone at the reading clerk's desk |
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and make the nomination in a nominating speech not to exceed five |
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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. (a) After the election, the secretary of |
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state shall: |
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(1) appoint a committee of members to escort the |
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speaker-elect to the speaker's rostrum for the purpose of taking |
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the constitutional oath or affirmation of office by the |
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speaker-elect; and |
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(2) direct the administration of the oath or |
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affirmation of office to the speaker-elect. |
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(b) The speaker shall take the chair immediately after |
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taking the oath or affirmation of office. |