H*3000 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*3000 Resolution, By Wilkins and D. Smith
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALLOTTING SEATS TO MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 1997 AND 1998 SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
12/03/96 House Introduced and adopted HJ-20
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALLOTTING SEATS TO
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE
1997 AND 1998 SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That for the purposes of allotting seats to members of the House of
Representatives for the 1997 and 1998 sessions of the General
Assembly the following procedure be adopted:
"As soon as practicable, after the House has been organized,
the seats of the members must be allotted as follows:
The Clerk shall prepare a ballot for each county with only its name
printed on it. These must be put in a closed box. The Speaker shall
then direct a person or persons to draw them out, one by one. As
each ballot is drawn, the delegation from that county shall select their
seats, in accordance with the county in which the member resides. In
the event a member's district consists of more than one county, the
member may elect to be seated with the delegation the member
desires, provided the member indicates the preference to the Clerk of
the House prior to balloting. No delegation may select more than one
seat on the main aisle."
Be it further resolved that when the House adopts its rules for the
1997 and 1998 sessions, they shall incorporate the above provision
as part of the House rules with an appropriate numerical designation.
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