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The speaker is the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. biennially, after Election Day) or when a speaker dies, resigns, or is removed from the position intra-term. Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote. [3]
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [1]
If no candidate receives a majority vote, then the roll call is repeated until a speaker is elected. Multiple rounds of voting have been necessary 16 times since 1789, almost all before the American Civil War. In the 20th century only one election went to multiple ballots (in 1923). [2]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson listens during a news conference following the Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
Friday’s Speaker vote is shaping up to be a nail-biter as Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), the current House leader, is scrambling to keep the gavel for the next two years in the face of conservative ...
Members of the House will convene next week to elect a new Speaker of the House
In September 2024, Speaker Johnson introduced a continuing resolution which renewed government funding at the previous year's levels for six more months, with a voting reform measure which would have made it compulsory to show proof of citizenship before voting in Federal elections.
After the presidential race was called Wednesday morning, Americans are awaiting the final results of races in the U.S. House of Representatives. All 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats were ...