Southern Speakership Vote (replacing fhtagn)

[diptheriadan]

There's nothing in the rules about the Deputy Speaker becoming Speaker. Those powers would be delegated by the presiding officer, as the precedent was set by fhtagn. Therefore, as Dean of the Chamber and presiding officer in lack of a Speaker, I appoint Deputy Speaker TimTurner to act as Speaker until a new Speaker is chosen.

I will also withdraw my nomination.

I'm sorry, but what?

EDIT: Actually, subsection 4 was left out of the new Rules. Another parting gift from Nev.

[diptheriadan]

Anyway, has fhtagn said that she doesn't want to be Speaker anymore? I remember back in December when Leinad became a Senator, he still stuck around until the end of the session.