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In response to "serious question: is there a reason they keep calling votes knowing they'll get the same result? like a weird house rule or procedure thing?" by mafic

The options are vote again or adjourn. They can’t get the votes to adjourn until people get hangry. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jan 5 '23, 18:19

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it's a good question though ... under who's say so? -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 18:22 9
- I'm not watching, but after each Speaker vote do they vote for adjournment? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 18:57 1
  - Nope, a member would need to move to adjourn. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:15
- Under the Rules of the House. RC could probably quote you chapter and verse as to exactly which one. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 5, 18:23 6
  - I'll double check House Rules, but it's a basic principle of parliamentary procedure dating back to Robert himself: adjournment reciprocates assembly. - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:29
  - Which theoretically they could change… after they elect a Speaker -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 18:26 4
    - isn't the speaker the one who enforces the rules? no speaker no rules! -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:28 2
      - (points to znufrii) -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:29 1
        
        no I'm pretty sure my way is how it works -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:47
    - I believe the Clerk, as the presiding officer, can entertain a motion to pass a new Rule, for example, to allow a plurality election of speaker, but would need to have a majority vote to do so. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 5, 18:27
ah. this makes sense. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:22
This -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 18:20

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