Hours before Republican House Members were scheduled to vote on a speaker-designate Monday evening, the House GOP Conference announced that although the nine contenders for speaker would make presentations, there would be no votes afterward.
Hours before Republican House members were scheduled to vote on a speaker Monday evening, the House GOP Conference announced that although the nine contenders for speaker would make presentations, there would be no votes afterward.
There was considerable confusion over the rules for voting. Several members insisted on Friday and several news outlets reported there would be two ballots — the first in which all candidates competed and the second a run-off between the top two vote-getters. The balloting repeats, according to the rules, "until a Member receives a majority of all votes cast."
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