Why Does the House Keep Voting for Speaker?
In the 11 rounds of voting on the House Speaker, it appears that a clear pattern has been observed.

One person chooses Kevin McCarthy, and someone nominates Hakeem Jeffries, and then someone nominates another. Then, a clerk reads out the names and then records the votes of the 434 people (the four-35 seat House has one vacant) regardless of the fact that everyone is aware that no candidate is likely to get the majority and regardless of what the other members will be voting for since we've already done thisand do we know how many times? It's been 11 times The only thing that is different is who Else the person Else people are choosing to vote for.

It's therefore reasonable to inquire why they're still in the room in the same place, still taking part in voting.

The truth is that they don't have a alternative.

According to Federal law when a new member is elected, the House is required to swear in the speaker and the speaker is required to take the pledge of the House members "previous to entering on any other business." In this sense, until the House selects a speaker it isn't legally allowed to take any other action. When it is sitting, it must to elect the speaker (a long, laborious process due to House precedent states that the speaker is selected through the "viva voce" vote, an actual voice vote where every member of the House says their name out loud). If the vote isn't successful then it will have to vote again. Again.

The other alternative is to take place. However, to adjourn, a person has to make a motion adjourn as well as the House must be in agreement.

Democrats will not vote to adjourn and they insist that Republicans should come together and select the speaker. Then there's it's not just me. McCarthy's critics are unwilling to vote since it's in their best interest to emphasize every time that the Republican speaker isn't able to take the position of speaker.

It was reported that the House did manage to get through Thursday night to be adjourned till noon Friday. But , at other times throughout that day's proceedings, Republicans didn't think they could get the votes needed to do this. If they were unable to get sufficient votes for adjournment, then the House needed to stay in session. Therefore, they were required to continue the vote on a speaker. It will be the same in the event they don't get the votes needed to call a halt on Friday.

When there is a crisis or uncertain times, House leaders often call for a recess, or a time-out for the Congress that allows them to stop and regroup, without losing control over the floor. But this isn't possible in this procedural limbo.

"Recess is a process covered by the rules," stated Matthew Bonaccorsi, the communications director of the House Rules Committee. "Recessing isn't an option because the authority to do that is contained in the rules package for each Congress, and the House can't pass a rules package until it has chosen a speaker."

 
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