The Selection Of The Speaker Of The House Of Delegates/Assemblymen-

 

The Selection Of The Speaker Of The House Of Delegates/Assemblymen-

It would make the most sense to allow only non-members to serve as Speaker of the House of Delegates/Assemblymen or to serve as other officers so that no member of that state legislative lower house has more authority than another member. Non-members can apply if they are interested in those positions provided that a candidate is not a participant in any branch of government. They are required to meet other Constitutional Requirements.

Any candidate for the SOTH of the state legislative lower house who is worthy of a final tally vote must first receive at least 25% of Yay votes in the roll-call session in the state senate. Any member of the state senate, who desires his/her selection for SOTH of the state legislative lower house to be registered at the final tally, must cast at least three Yay votes in this roll-call session for candidates of this position . 

The vote-worthy eligible candidates are then subject to the final tally. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes cast by the members of the state senate either becomes or remains the officer. 

The officers, mainly the Speaker, should not be given the authority to cast votes. This is important so these officers, mainly the Speaker, are not compromised in their responsibilities. They should not have voting privileges as they are required to participate in the legislative process in a different manner than the state lower house legislators. 

The Speaker and other officers should be full-time positions. The Speaker of the House Of Delegates/Assemblypeople has the same role and responsibilities as the Vice-Governor (President Of The State Senate). The job of the Speaker is to organize that state lower house legislative body by scheduling debates, speeches (i.e. filibusters), seminars, and voting sessions. 

Cliff Notes Version: Only non-members should serve as house speaker and as other officers so that no member has more authority than another member. They cannot be participants in one of the three branches of government. They must meet Constitutional requirements.

Any eligible candidate worthy of a final tally vote by the state senate has to first receive at least 25% of Yay votes in the roll-call session in the state senate. The vote-worthy eligible candidates then contest for this position at the final tally voting session in the state senate. 

The candidates who receives the most votes becomes either the House Speaker or the other state legislative lower house officer(s).  These officers obviously would not have the authority to vote as they have responsibilities different than the legislators of the state house of delegates/assemblypeople.