15th Lincoln General Court Opening - Election of a Speaker

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

New Hampshire State Senate
Marc Nozell, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Today is the day set by the Third Lincoln Constitution for the convening of the 15th Lincoln General Court — being the Dean of the Court, I declare the Lincoln General Court will come to order!

Deputies — please swear in on the appropriate thread — failure to do so may result in forfeiture of office. I will also take this opportunity to remind members of the activity requirements in our constitution — missing 4 final votes in a row, or 8 within the session, will result in being automatically recalled from office.

Pursuant to the SOAP, the first order of business is to elect the Speaker.

I will now accept nominations for the office of the Speaker. Deputies shall have 24 hours to make such nominations, after which we will vote between the nominated candidates.

[Sirius_]

Though I can not make nominations myself, I give my full endorsement to Weatherboy for speaker.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I will stand for another term as speaker.

[BigZuck08]

I decline to run for speaker, and will not make an endorsement for now until all the candidates have declared.

[Mechavada]

Decline to run for Speaker.  No nomination.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

still waiting on dkrol to swear in but unless he does so and nominates himself in the next 2 hours it will just be me on the ballot.

[DKrol]

I make no nomination for speaker.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

24 hours having passed we go to the election. Vote lasts for 48 hours or until all members have voted.

LGC Speaker Ballot

[ ] Weatherboy1102 (DA-AFP-Pennsylvania)
[ ] Write-In:

[BigZuck08]

I am voting Weatherboy1102 for speaker.

[DKrol]

LGC Speaker Ballot

• Weatherboy1102 (DA-AFP-Pennsylvania)

[ ] Write-In:

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

LGC Speaker Ballot

• Weatherboy1102 (DA-AFP-Pennsylvania)

[ ] Write-In:

[BigZuck08]

LGC Speaker Ballot

• Weatherboy1102 (DA-AFP-Pennsylvania)

[ ] Write-In:

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

48 hours having passed, the results are as follows:

WB: 3 (WB, Dkrol, BigZuck)
No vote: 1 (Mecha)

WB is elected speaker. Thank you all!

[Mechavada]

Fellow members

I would like to offer my apologies for missing the Speaker vote.  A family emergency popped up Friday morning.  I'm also in the process of moving. 

I appreciate the Courts understanding.