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Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Section III. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Art. III, Sec. III, Para. II. Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives.

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  1. (a)

    The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall be elected by the House of Representatives from among its members.#

  2. (b)

    A Speaker Pro Tempore shall be elected by the House of Representatives from among its members. The Speaker Pro Tempore shall become Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker and shall serve until a Speaker is elected. Such election shall be held as provided in the rules of the House. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the method of determining disability as provided in this Paragraph.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Election of officers, § 28-1-3. Powers and duties of President and Speaker Pro Tempore, § 28-1-6. Procedure for determining disability of Speaker of House of Representatives, § 28-1-6.1.

Other notes

1976 Constitution.
Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. II.
House members not bound by Democratic Party Caucus Rules.
When the membership of the House elects its Speaker, the House members are not legally bound by the Democratic Party Caucus Rules to vote for the nominee of the Caucus. 1992 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U92-17.

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Text read from 2ga-const-(v2)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V2, 2016 edition, pages 815 to 816; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1b27199d8655.