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The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
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The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Vote date
- 2023-02-16
- Chamber
- senate
- Result
- adopted
- Yeas
- 20
- Nays
- 17
- Excused
- 1
- Not voting
- 0
- Related measure
- measure-3346
- Related sitting
- sitting-563
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- Chamber
- senate
- Context text
- 1.104 ELECTION OF SENATE OFFICERS a) At the first session of a quadrennium, a President pro tempore, and Assistant President pro tempore , and Associate President pro tempore shall be elected by a vote of a majority of the Senators elected and serving. All officers elected by the Senate hold office until their successors are elected and qualified or until the expiration of their Senate term, whichever occurs first. b) Prior to the commencement of the quadrennium session, the majority party shall meet in an organizational caucus and elect a Majority Leader, Majority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, Majority Caucus Chairperson, Assistant Majority Leaders, Assistant Majority Floor Leaders, Assistant Majority Whip, and Assistant Majority Caucus Chairperson. At a similar organizational caucus, the minority party shall elect a Minority Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Minority Whip, Minority Caucus Chairperson, Assistant Minority Leader, Assistant Minority Floor Leader, Assistant Minority Whip, and Assistant Minority Caucus Chairperson. c) All majority party Senate officers shall serve at the pleasure of the majority party caucus. All minority party Senate officers shall serve at the pleasure of the minority party caucus. d) All majority and minority party caucuses shall be subject to Section 8 of the Open Meetings Act (see MCL 15.268). Pending the order that, under rule 3.204, the resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Operations, Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor. The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 1
- Measure id
- measure-3346
- Motion text
- The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 17
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- adopted
- Sitting id
- sitting-563
- Vote date
- 2023-02-16
- Vote id
- vote-6802
- Vote number
- 24
- Yeas
- 20
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