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House Journal: Page 119: Thursday, January 23, 1997

10  extraordinary session of any general assembly, or the
11  general assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion to
12  reconsider has not been voted upon by the house, the
13  motion shall be determined to have failed.
14                  DIVISION VIII - VOTING
15                          Rule 74
16                     Manner of Voting
17     Members present may cast their votes, either by
18  operating the voting mechanism located at their
19  assigned desk or by signaling the speaker from the
20  floor of the house or from the south visitors' gallery
21  if they are unable to vote at their assigned desk.
22  The speaker shall enter the votes of members signaling
23  their votes.  Upon direction of the speaker or upon
24  request of two members during the taking of the vote
25  of the house on any question, only those members at
26  their desks and voting shall be counted.  Members who
27  are not present shall not cast their votes except:
28     a.  Members who have not voted may record their
29  votes on any record roll call vote except quorum calls
30  within ten minutes after the vote has been announced,

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 1  providing the vote does not change the outcome of the
 2  vote on that question.  A member may request
 3  announcement of the names of members so recorded after
 4  the ten-minute period.
 5     b.  Members meeting in a conference committee or in
 6  administrative rules review committee at the time a
 7  vote is taken on a question may have their vote
 8  recorded within thirty minutes or adjournment,
 9  whichever is first of that same legislative day,
10  providing the vote does not change the outcome of the
11  vote on that question.
12                          Rule 75
13                      Duty of Voting
14     Except as limited in Rule 74, every member who is
15  in the house when a question is put shall vote unless
16  the house has excused that member for special reasons;
17  however, such member must have asked to be excused
18  prior to commencing to take the vote on the main
19  question.
20                          Rule 76
21                Limitation on Right to Vote
22     No member shall vote on any question in which that
23  person is financially interested.
24                          Rule 77
25                     Call of the House
26     Upon written request of five members, the presiding
27  officer shall compel attendance of absent and
28  unexcused members for the consideration of specified
29  bills or resolutions.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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