Artículo III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Artículo III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Sección III. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Art. III, Sec. III, Para. II. Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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- (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.#
- (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.#
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.
Otras notas
- 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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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de 2ga-const-(v2)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volumen V2, edición 2016, páginas 815 a 816; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 1b27199d8655.