2 questions.
1. Why isn't Hakeem Jeffries, with the majority of the votes, not the Speaker of the House?
2. Why does the vote for the Speaker of the House require a numerical majority?
I looked at at Article 1 of the Constitution and it's doesn't require a numerical majority. "The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker and other Officers" is all it says.
I also looked at the 14th Amendment and see nothing.
Does anyone know why it requires a numerical majority?
Maybe the Democrats simply declare that Jeffries has won the majority and it's over.
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@rdfranke The idea is that the speaker is to represent all of the representatives, so they should have at least most representatives granting them that voice.
A speaker elected without most representatives voting for them doesn't really have the authority of most representatives they are supposed to be representing.
But no, it would be illegal to claim to be the Speaker without having been elected as per the rules.
