1. HR 35 - Merrit Amendment - Secret Ballot for Election of Speaker

POSITION
Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table)
House Record Vote: 3

Motion to Table. House Resolution 35 Record Vote 3, Journal Page 16 91 Yeas, 57 Nays .


YCT Yea. Amendment 3 to House Resolution 35 would have required the Election of Speaker of the House be taken by secret ballot and the destruction of those ballots without publication of individual votes. Voters are due to know how their representatives cast votes. Furthermore, a legislator should always be proud of his vote and never hide from it.

POSITION
Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table)
Vote Breakdown:
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Chair
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
No Results
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