1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2023 HR 1091
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5 By: Representatives Lundstrum, Andrews, Beaty Jr., Bentley, K. Brown, Burkes, John Carr, Crawford,
6 Duke, D. Hodges, G. Hodges, Jean, Long, McAlindon, McGrew, B. McKenzie, Ray, R. Scott Richardson,
7 Richmond, Rye, Underwood, Wing
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9 HOUSE RESOLUTION
10 TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
11 THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO REVISE THE
12 SPEAKER-DESIGNATE SELECTION PROCEDURES.
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16 TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
17 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH
18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. Section 10.(a)(1) of the Rules of the House of
25 Representatives, concerning the selection of the Speaker-Designate, is
26 amended to read as follows:
27 10.(a)(1) A caucus of the entire House of Representatives shall be held
28 fifteen (15) minutes following sine die adjournment of the fiscal session
29 held in each even-numbered year, at which time the members of the House shall
30 select by secret ballot voice vote by roll call a member of the House to be
31 known as the Speaker-designate. Each candidate for Speaker-designate shall be
32 allowed fifteen (15) minutes to address the House before the ballot voice
33 vote by roll call is taken. All members are required to be present for the
34 addresses and for the election. In the event a member is unable to attend,
35 absentee ballots may be requested by a member for himself/herself from the
36 Speaker's Office no sooner than twenty (20) calendar days prior to the
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1 scheduled election and must be completed and returned to the Speaker's Office
2 no later than four p.m. (4:00 p.m.) the day before the scheduled election.
3 Each member’s absentee vote shall be read aloud by the Parliamentarian upon
4 the reading of the absent member’s name during the roll call vote. It is the
5 intent of the Speaker’s office to accommodate any and all members for
6 Speaker-designate voting, should a member have a documented emergency arise,
7 the Speaker may direct staff to allow for absentee voting up to two (2) hours
8 prior to the scheduled election. Leave for absence shall be requested
9 immediately before the time of the election. The Speaker shall announce the
10 name and number of votes received by the candidate who received at least a
11 majority of the votes of the membership of the House. Each candidate shall be
12 entitled to verify the number of votes he or she received.
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