House Journal: Page 136: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
4 again be called. The sergeant-at-arms shall be
5 directed by the speaker to compel the attendance of
6 absent members, unless they are previously excused.
7 Any member occupying the member's seat during a call
8 of the house shall be counted by the speaker and that
9 person's name entered in the journal as being present
10 for the purpose of making a quorum.
11 Rule 79
12 Method of Calling the Roll
13 The electrical voting machine shall be used for a
14 call of the house, a quorum call or a roll call vote
15 on any question. If the electrical voting machine is
16 not in operating order when it is necessary to take a
17 record roll call vote, the presiding officer shall
18 order the vote to be taken by calling the roll in
19 alphabetical order, except the name of the presiding
20 officer shall be called last.
21 During the casting of the vote with the voting
22 machine, the individual votes and the vote totals
23 shall be shown on the display boards. Before the
24 voting machine is closed, the presiding officer shall
25 inquire of the house, "Have you all voted?"
26 Rule 80
27 Quorum and Record Roll Call Votes
28 A majority of the members shall constitute a
29 quorum.
30 A record roll call vote shall be ordered upon
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1 request of any two members. The names of the members
2 requesting the record roll call shall be entered in
3 the journal.
4 Rule 81
5 Previous Question
6 When a member moves for a previous question, that
7 member shall state whether the motion will apply to
8 the main question, to all the amendments, or to
9 particular amendments. The motion requires an
10 affirmative vote of at least a constitutional majority
11 of the members. If the motion for a previous question
12 is not adopted, the house shall proceed in the same
13 manner as before the motion was made.
14 If the motion is adopted, all debate must end and
15 the house will vote upon the question except:
16 1. If the motion applies to the main question, the
17 member in charge of the measure will have ten minutes
18 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before
19 the vote on the measure is taken.
20 2. If the motion applies to an amendment, the
21 member proposing the amendment will have five minutes
22 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before
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