What you need to know about how a House speaker is elected
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy is set to face a case of déjà vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican lawmakers decide if he should become House speaker.
While McCarthy is as of now facing no serious Republican challenger for the constitutionally mandated office, which would make him second in line to the presidency, his ascension to speaker is an open question — even as, according to an MSNBC report, he has already moved into the speaker’s opulent suite of offices. He is facing entrenched opposition from a small number of conservative lawmakers who in a 222-213 majority could well tank his nomination.
See: McCarthy’s longtime ambition of becoming House speaker to come to head on Day 1 of new CongressNo speaker, no House Choosing a speaker will be the first vote the House will take before new and returning lawmakers are even sworn into office on Tuesday. As set out under the Constitution, the session will begin at noon on Jan. 3, with all the lawmakers seated on the House floor and members from both parties joining in the vote for speaker. It is not a secret ballot.
Lawmakers call out the name of their choice for speaker from the floor, a rare and time-consuming roll call that heightens the drama on the floor. Members often liven up the proceedings by shouting or standing when casting their vote. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting.
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