82R4973 DRH-D
By: Hughes H.R. No. 100
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 82nd
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.
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.