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House rejects censure of Speaker over alleged after‑9 p.m. rule violations
Summary
The Maine House voted on a house order to censure the Speaker for allegedly transacting business after 9 p.m. without the required two‑thirds suspension; the motion failed after a tied vote following several hours of debate over precedent and rule enforcement.
The Maine House on March 25 debated and then rejected a house order to censure the Speaker for allegedly transacting business after the hour of 9 p.m. The motion to adopt the censure was moved by Representative Rudnicki of Fairfield and failed after a roll‑call vote ended in a tie.
The measure accused the Speaker of violating House Rule 5.01, commonly called the “9 p.m. rule,” and of not obtaining the two‑thirds vote required under the chamber’s rules to continue business past that hour. “This rule was put in place for a reason,” Representative Rudnicki said when he introduced the order, adding that members driving…
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