Electric
Roll Call
The names of the
members shall be listed on the electric roll call boards by party affiliation
in alphabetical order, except the name of the Speaker shall be last.
On any question
requiring the "yeas" and "nays", the electric roll call
system shall be used. On all other questions to be voted upon, the Speaker may
order the yeas and nays taken by the electric roll call system or voice vote
or, upon demand of two members before the result of a vote has been declared,
the yeas and nays shall be taken by the electric roll call system.
In the event the
electric roll call system is not in operating order, the Speaker shall order
all yea and nay votes be taken by calling the roll, as provided in the Rules of
the House.
The vote of any
member which has not been recorded because of mechanical malfunction of the
electric roll call system shall be entered on the Journal, if said member was
in the Hall of the House at the time of the vote and did cast his or her vote
at the appropriate time, and the fact of such malfunction is reported to the
Speaker of the House prior to the announcement of the result of the vote.
When the House is
ready to vote upon any question requiring the yeas and nays and the vote is to
be taken by the electric roll call system, the Speaker shall state: "The
question .............. (Designating the matter to be voted upon.)" The
Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine and announce, "The members
shall now proceed to vote." Once the voting has begun, it shall not be
interrupted, except for the purpose of questioning the validity of a member's
vote or, if the voting switch of a member present in the Hall of the House is
locked or otherwise inoperative, a request that such switch be rendered
operative or such members vote be officially recorded, before the result is
announced.
When, in the
judgment of the Speaker, reasonable time has been allowed all members present
in the House to vote (in no event shall such time exceed ten minutes) the
Speaker shall ask the question: "Have all members present voted?"
After a pause, the Speaker shall lock the machine and instruct the Clerk to
record the vote, and the Speaker shall announce the result of the vote.
No member or other
person shall be allowed at the Clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being
recorded, or the vote counted.
After the voting
machine is locked, no member may change a vote and the votes of tardy members
will not be recorded.
The vote as
electrically recorded on the roll of members shall not in any manner be altered
or changed by any person.
Except as provided
in this rule, no member shall vote for another member, nor shall any person not
a member vote for a member.
Any member or other
person who willfully tampers with or attempts to disarrange, deface, impair or
destroy in any manner whatsoever the electrical voting equipment used by the
House, or who instigates, aids or abets with the intent to destroy or change
the record of votes thereon shall be punished in such manner as the House
determines.
A member who has
been appointed by the Speaker to preside as Speaker pro tempore may designate
either the Majority or Minority Whip to cast his or her vote on any question
while presiding in accordance with instructions from the Chair.
The Chief Clerk
shall post all votes by the electric roll call system on the Internet no later
than the close of business on the day they are made.
A prime sponsor of a
bill, the Minority Leader or Majority Leader or a member designated to act on
their behalf may request that the roll call remain open for the maximum time
allowed in accordance with this rule. During such roll call, no vote shall be
recorded unless the member is at his or her regularly assigned seat.
