House Journal: Page 135: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
18 of the house on any question, only those members at
19 their desks and voting shall be counted. Members who
20 are not present shall not cast their votes except:
21 1. Members who have not voted may record their
22 votes on any record roll call vote except quorum calls
23 within ten minutes after the vote has been announced,
24 providing the vote does not change the outcome of the
25 vote on that question. a member may request
26 announcement of the names of members so recorded after
27 the ten-minute period.
28 2. Members meeting in a conference committee or in
29 administrative rules review committee at the time a
30 vote is taken on a question may have their vote
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1 recorded within thirty minutes or adjournment,
2 whichever is first of that same legislative day,
3 providing the vote does not change the outcome of the
4 vote on that question.
5 Rule 75
6 Duty of Voting
7 Except as limited in Rule 74, every member who is
8 in the house when a question is put shall vote unless
9 the house has excused that member for special reasons;
10 however, such member must have asked to be excused
11 prior to commencing to take the vote on the main
12 question.
13 Rule 76
14 Limitation on Right to Vote
15 No member shall vote on any question in which that
16 person is financially interested.
17 Rule 77
18 Call of the House
19 Upon written request of five members, the presiding
20 officer shall compel attendance of absent and
21 unexcused members for the consideration of specified
22 bills or resolutions.
23 A call of the house shall specify the propositions
24 to which it is to apply, and must be put into effect
25 before roll call is taken on the proposition. The
26 request may be filed at any time before final action
27 upon the propositions with the chief clerk, who shall
28 notify the house immediately.
29 Rule 78
30 Method of Calling the House
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1 Upon a call of the house, the names of the members
2 shall be called by the chief clerk and the absentees
3 noted, after which the names of the absentees shall
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