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Late-night roll call draws objection; members dispute whether final vote was opened on time
Summary
During the House's late-night final voting sequence, a member alleged the roll call opened after the announced time and called the vote illegal; presiding officers replied the vote began two minutes earlier and defended the process. The disagreement was recorded on the floor and minority delegations reportedly did not participate.
A procedural dispute emerged late on June 25 as the House conducted a final voting sequence. A member (recorded in the transcript as 'speaker 11') challenged the timing of the roll call, arguing the vote was opened after the time announced to the chamber and therefore was improper. The member stated that statutory and constitutional precedent required the roll call to be available at the announced time.
Presiding officers disagreed. The presiding officer and floor leadership replied that the roll call had been opened…
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