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To: HomerBohn

If a Speaker were to die in Office, is there a line of succession?


6 posted on 10/08/2015 5:32:18 AM PDT by Paladin2 (my non desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: Paladin2

It would be the same as we’re going through now....the House elects a new speaker.


8 posted on 10/08/2015 5:34:40 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Paladin2

Yes, whomever gathers 218 votes becomes Speaker. Could be you, could be me, could be anyone.


11 posted on 10/08/2015 5:37:26 AM PDT by Founding Father (The Pedophile moHAMmudd (PBUH---Pigblood be upon him))
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To: Paladin2
If a Speaker were to die in Office, is there a line of succession?

Yes.

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_succ.html

23 posted on 10/08/2015 7:15:11 AM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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