House Journal: Page 134: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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1 manager voted on the prevailing side, the floor
2 manager has the prior right to make the motion, until
3 adjournment on the day of the action sought to be
4 reconsidered. a motion to reconsider a nullification
5 resolution shall be acted upon not later than
6 adjournment on the legislative day following the day
7 of the action sought to be reconsidered.
8 3. A motion to reconsider made following the
9 ninety-seventh calendar day of the first regular
10 session, or the eighty-seventh calendar day of the
11 second regular session, may be taken up when made. A
12 motion made at any other time may be taken up prior to
13 the third day succeeding the day of the action sought
14 to be reconsidered only if called up by the mover, and
15 after the second day succeeding the day of the action
16 sought to be reconsidered if called up by any member.
17 4. The making of a motion to reconsider takes
18 precedence over all other questions.
19 5. No motion to reconsider passage, adoption or
20 failure of any bill, nullification resolution or joint
21 resolution shall prevail unless it obtains a
22 constitutional majority. When passage, adoption or
23 failure is reconsidered, questions on amendments may
24 also be reconsidered and shall be disposed of
25 immediately.
26 6. A motion that the motion to reconsider be laid
27 on the table is in order. The effect of laying the
28 motion to reconsider on the table is to cause the bill
29 or joint resolution to proceed on its regular course
30 immediately.
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1 7. In the event that a motion to reconsider is
2 pending at the end of the first session or any
3 extraordinary session of any general assembly, or the
4 general assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion to
5 reconsider has not been voted upon by the house, the
6 motion shall be determined to have failed.
7 DIVISION VIII - VOTING
8 Rule 74
9 Manner of Voting
10 Members present may cast their votes, either by
11 operating the voting mechanism located at their
12 assigned desk or by signaling the speaker from the
13 floor of the house or from the south visitors' gallery
14 if they are unable to vote at their assigned desk.
15 The speaker shall enter the votes of members signaling
16 their votes. Upon direction of the speaker or upon
17 request of two members during the taking of the vote
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