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6. In the House proxy voting is allowed.

Fri Aug 12, 2022, 05:22 PM

Aug 2022

A designated member can vote on behalf of another member who is unable to be there in person.

Not so in the Senate, however.

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What's going on in the house? They're voting, but... [View all] LAS14 Aug 2022 OP

Proxy voting. bottomofthehill Aug 2022 #1

I think Rebl2 Aug 2022 #3

Proxy voting: House yes, Senate no. Celerity Aug 2022 #4

In the House proxy voting is allowed. yorkster Aug 2022 #6

The repukes are playing games. Technically there's not Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #7

I think that as long as they have a quorum, proxy votes or a-okay blogslug Aug 2022 #8

What is a quorum? nt LAS14 Aug 2022 #9

A certain number of members must be there in person in order to vote blogslug Aug 2022 #10

Under the Covid rules, proxi votes count to the quorum. bottomofthehill Aug 2022 #12

This is the resolution that allows proxy voting. bottomofthehill Aug 2022 #13