I don’t think members of the other Party can vote for the Speaker, can they?
No conditions on you may vote for, even somebody not in Congress.
Yes, they can, they just usually don't.
“I don’t think members of the other Party can vote for the Speaker, can they?”
Yep. For Majority and Minority Leader, it’s only their own party. But for Speaker, it is the entire body of the House. So if a party’s House majority is tight, then they need virtually every vote from that party, or help from the other party.
In fact, I think that Paul Ryan threatened to pull in some Democrats if he didn’t get the votes that he needed...so the Republicans just gave in - same will likely happen with Pelosi. When it’s over, she’ll reach 218 votes with Democrats alone. Had the House numbers been tighter, things would have been much more fun!
Similar rules here in Texas - so the corporate-owned Republicans have continually elected a LEFTIST Speaker who threatens to bring in Democrats to get over the top, if necessary. At times we had over 2/3’s majority in the Texas House - just to see NOTHING DONE. Our Senate is great...but we cannot even stop double-digit property tax increases because of their asshole. It sucks!
. Speaker the whole House of Representatives and usually doesn’t vote.
The House will have House majority and minority leader.
https://constitution.laws.com/house-of-representatives/election-of-the-speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected by the comprising members of the House. The election process is based on a simple majority vote. After a candidate is elected, the person is to be sworn in by the Dean of the House, which the longest serving member of the House. A new Speaker is elected when the position is rendered vacant, or if there is a change in the majority party in the House. Each major party in the chamber will nominate a candidate to be elected for the position of the Speaker.
Under Constitutional law, it is not explicitly stated that the Speaker be required to already be a member of the House of Representatives. However, history has proven that each Speaker elected has been a member, thus setting a precedent for subsequent elections that has not been codified into law. Members of the House will typically vote for the nominee for their respective party, but their vote can be placed for any of the nominees to be considered.
A majority vote is required by the Constitution’s provisions, however, less than a majority vote can be needed to elect a new Speaker because of absentee Members of the House placing a vote as “present.” If there is no candidate receiving a majority vote, the election process will be repeated until a Speaker is elected.
Of course, the Speaker is elected by the entire House.
Just before he was force to resign Trafficanre voted for Hassler
They can vote and it doesn’t even have to be a member of congress to hold the position.