Reps. Stewart and Nofs offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 173.

            A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Rule 31 of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives be amended to read as follows:

"Voting by the Electronic Roll Call System.

            Rule 31. (1) When taking the ayes and nays on any questions to be voted upon, the electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall have the same force and effect as a roll call taken as otherwise provided in these rules.

             (2) When the House is ready to vote upon any questions requiring a roll call, and the vote is to be taken by the electronic roll call system, the Presiding Officer shall announce:

             “The question before the House is (designating the matter to be voted upon). All in favor shall vote ‘aye’, all opposed shall vote ‘nay’. The House will now proceed to vote.”

            When sufficient time has been allowed the Members to vote, A PERIOD OF TIME THAT SHALL NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 5 MINUTES, the Presiding Officer shall announce: “Have all Members voted?” After a short pause, WHICH SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 1 MINUTE, the Presiding Officer shall say: “The Clerk shall close the board.” Any Member shall be privileged to vote or change his or her vote after the board has been closed by rising and, when recognized by the Presiding Officer, announcing his or her vote before the result of the vote has been announced by the Clerk. After a sufficient time, WHICH SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 1 MINUTE, has passed to allow late voting, the Presiding Officer shall say: “The Clerk shall tally, display, and announce the vote.”

            The Clerk shall immediately announce and display the result to the House. The Clerk shall enter upon the House Journal the result in the manner provided by the rules of the House.

             (3) No Member shall vote for another Member, nor shall any person not a Member cast a vote for a Member. In addition to such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any Member who shall vote or attempt to vote for another Member may be punished in such manner as the House may determine. If a person not a Member shall vote or attempt to vote for any Member that person shall be barred from the floor of the House for the remainder of the session and may be further punished in such manner as the House may deem proper, in addition to such punishment as may be prescribed by law.

             (4) Upon the passage of any question the vote shall be taken by the ayes and nays and entered upon the House Journal on request of one-fifth of the Members shown to be present by the House Journal entries. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 18)"

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