New Speaker Election Thread

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Oops! Meant to post this yesterday. I'll still post what I prepared since I don't want my work going to waste. Also it will serve as a template for the next Speaker election result.

For Speaker of the House:

• Rep. Joseph Cao: 5 votes ^{(Rep. Joseph Cao, beeman, Jessica, Spark498, Lakigigar)}
• SevenEleven: 4 votes ^{(FalterinArc, SevenEleven, gracile, razze)}
• Lakigigar: 0 votes

Rep. Joseph Cao has been elected Speaker of the House.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Nominations for Speaker of the House of Representatives will open now and continue for 24 hours.

[Joseph Cao]

We have just passed our twelfth bill of the 26th Congress (and are continuing to debate several more, as well as having failed or tabled six bills after spirited debate). It's a step forward for the House, but there's still some way to go on other aspects, most notably on amendments and on debate and involvement from each and every member. We've had a good uptick in participation for votes and I'd like to keep this up now that we have a couple of active new representatives. There has been progress made; there is more still to make.

I mentioned in my nomination remarks in September that there is a required standard of activity and competency that the Speaker of the House must meet. Now that the 27th Congress is convening, I hope to keep up that standard for the good of the House and of the people whom we serve; we do call it the People's House, after all. Therefore, I hereby declare for another term as Speaker.

[Rep Jessica]

Joseph Cao has my full support as he was a very effective speaker that was timely and did a great job. Please support him for another term. Endorsed.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Voting begins now and will continue for 48 hours or until everyone has voted.

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[   ] Yes
[   ] No

[Left Wing]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[X] Yes
[   ] No

[Rep Jessica]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[ x  ] Yes
[   ] No

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[West_Midlander]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[X] Yes
[  ] No

[Joseph Cao]

Voting begins now and will continue for 48 hours or until everyone has voted.

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[ X ] Yes
[    ] No

[The Dowager Mod]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[ X ] Yes
[   ] No

[/quote]

[SevenEleven]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[ X ] Yes
[   ] No

[Poirot]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[ x ] Yes
[   ] No

From what I know he did a good job in the previous session so I vote to continue his tenure.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:
[X] Yes
[  ] No

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

On Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:

• Yes: 8 votes ^{(FalterinArc, Jessica, West_Midlander, Rep. Joseph Cao, texasgurl, SevenEleven, Poirot, razze)}
• Not voting: 1 vote ^{(Adam Griffin)}

Rep. Joseph Cao has been elected Speaker of the House.

[Left Wing]

On Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:

• Yes: 9 votes ^{(FalterinArc, Jessica, West_Midlander, Rep. Joseph Cao, texasgurl, SevenEleven, Poirot, razze)}

Rep. Joseph Cao has been elected Speaker of the House.

I believe that was actually 8 votes as Griffin didn't vote.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

On Rep. Joseph Cao as Speaker of the House:

• Yes: 9 votes ^{(FalterinArc, Jessica, West_Midlander, Rep. Joseph Cao, texasgurl, SevenEleven, Poirot, razze)}

Rep. Joseph Cao has been elected Speaker of the House.

I believe that was actually 8 votes as Griffin didn't vote.

Fixed, thanks!

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Nominations for Speaker of the House of Representatives will open now and continue for 24 hours.

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

I am proud to nominate SevenEleven for the Speakership.  It is time for a change of leadership in this House.

[Rep Jessica]

I nominate Rep. Joseph Cao. He has done a very good job and is more then fair. We need experience at the helm.

[Poirot]

I nominate Mr. Poirot

[Joseph Cao]

I accept the nomination.

When I was first elected Speaker, I mentioned that activity was essential to the effectiveness of whoever sat in the Speaker’s chair – the competence, fairness, and efficiency that the job requires must come from a commitment to show up on a daily basis. When the Speaker fails in this, and fails to administer the House as they should, our governance suffers and the people suffer as a result. The record of our past two sessions will show that I’ve done my best to hit the targets I set for keeping the House functional from an administrative standpoint; to give a voice to each of our representatives so that all Atlasians can have a voice that properly represents them in the People’s House. And if elected again, I shall certainly continue to do so.

Whatever the outcome of this vote, I will continue to hold myself to as high a standard as this august chamber deserves, and I hope that each of us will likewise do so throughout the coming session: in activity, in fairness, and in dedication to competence over partisanship. Change must first come from within ourselves, after all. The Speakership is not a partisan office, and whoever ends up in the big chair – me or Sev or Poirot – would do well to remember that when executing their duties. I wish all of you the best of luck with meeting that standard this session; the standard that the People’s House and the people deserve.

[SevenEleven]

I am proud to nominate SevenEleven for the Speakership.  It is time for a change of leadership in this House.

👀

Well, thank you. I shall accept this nomination.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Voting begins now and will continue for 48 hours or until all members have voted.

For Speaker of the House:
[   ] Rep. Joseph Cao
[   ] SevenEleven

[Joseph Cao]

For Speaker of the House:
[ 1 ] Rep. Joseph Cao
[ 2 ] SevenEleven

[Rep Jessica]

For Speaker of the House:
[ 1  ] Rep. Joseph Cao
[ 2  ] SevenEleven