H.R. No. 70
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, That, in accordance with Sections 9(b) and 11, Article III,
Texas Constitution, the House of Representatives of the 81st
Legislature shall receive nominations to elect a speaker of the
house from its own membership as follows:
SECTION 1. NOMINATIONS. (a) The secretary of state shall
call for nominations from the floor for the election of speaker of
the house of representatives and shall recognize every member who
desires to make a nomination. The order in which members desiring
to make a nomination shall proceed shall be determined by lot.
(b) Each member recognized for this purpose shall
immediately advance to the front microphone and make the nomination
in a nominating speech not to exceed five minutes in length.
(c) After all nominations have been made, the secretary of
state shall declare nominations to be closed.
(d) The secretary of state shall recognize at any time a
member whose name has been placed in nomination for the purpose of
withdrawing as a nominee. A member who withdraws is not considered
a nominee.
SECTION 2. SECONDS. (a) A person is not considered a
nominee unless the nomination is seconded by at least one member.
(b) One seconding speech shall be allowed for each
nomination in the order in which nominations were made, then other
seconding speeches shall be allowed in rotation in the same order.
(c) No more than five seconding speeches shall be allowed
for each nominee.
(d) A seconding speech may not exceed three minutes in
length.
SECTION 3. MOTION TO ELECT BY ACCLAMATION. If after the
close of all seconding speeches only one member's name remains in
nomination for election to speaker of the house of representatives,
the secretary of state shall recognize a motion to elect that member
as speaker by acclamation.
SECTION 4. OATH. If a speaker is elected by acclamation,
the secretary of state shall direct the administration of the oath
of office to the speaker-elect. The speaker shall take the chair
immediately after taking the oath of office.
Geren
Eiland
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on January
13, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House