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Senate suspends rules and confirms gubernatorial appointees in voice vote
Summary
During a brief morning session, the Vermont Senate voted by voice to confirm all gubernatorial appointees on the day’s calendar whose names were not underlined after a motion to suspend the rules.
During the Senate’s morning session, the Vermont Senate confirmed all gubernatorial appointees appearing on the day’s calendar whose names were not underlined after a senator moved to suspend the rules and take them up without debate.
The motion to suspend the rules and confirm the appointees was made by the senator from Rutland and carried on a voice vote. The presiding officer announced, “The ayes have it,” and declared the appointees confirmed. A roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript.
The motion as stated in the chamber asked that “all gubernatorial appointees who appear in today's calendar whose names are not underlined be taken up together and without debate and that they be confirmed by the senate.” The record does not list how many appointees this included, nor does it list the specific positions or departments for those appointees.
The action took place amid routine morning business and committee scheduling; senators later recessed the session until 1 p.m. for further budget committee work.
No dissenting votes or requests for recorded counts were announced in the transcript. The confirmation therefore stands as a voice vote with the presiding officer announcing the outcome.
