Posted on 01/06/2023 10:43:23 PM PST by SmokingJoe
I’m confused.. voting ‘present’ doesn’t lower the threshold for majority - it simply denies anyone running the vote. The only way 216 wins a majority is if at least four Reps weren’t present at all (so out of 431), not that a couple of them vote present.
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It does and it just did.
Lol. Let’s see. 6 members voting for Winnie the Pooh or anyone else means that Kevin needs 218 to win
Same 6 members voting present now Kevin can win with 216 instead of 218
Yup sounds like a lowered threshold to me.
The rule is that you need a majority of members PRESENT AND VOTING !
When a member votes “present” it just lowers the threshold needed to achieve a majority of votes from members PRESENT and VOTING.
Now the BIGGER question any SINGLE member can call for a vote to “VACATE the CHAIR”.
A majority of those PRESENT and VOTING will then need to elect a new Speaker of the house. Assuming nobody votes “PRESENT” the threshold becomes 218 again.
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The rule is PRESENT and VOTING - voting Present is choosing to NOT participate in the VOTE but documenting the fact that you are present and OBSERVING
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