The new Republican House majority failed to elect a speaker after 11 ballots over the past three days.
won all 212 votes from his party, Republican Representative Byron Donalds received 12 votes, seven Republicans voted for Representative Kevin Hern, one member voted"present" and one did not vote.
The House will meet again on Friday but it remains to be seen if McCarthy can win over his critics and garner enough votes to be elected speaker. He requires a majority of votes cast but members voting"present" or skipping the vote lower the threshold for a majority. There is still a long way to go to match the situation in 1855, however, when it took 133 ballots before a speaker was elected and the process lasted for two months.Lauren BoebertBoebert said that former President Trump"needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw."
The House cannot function fully until a speaker is elected. Members have not yet been sworn in and no vote has been taken on the House rules. If , it will affect the ability of committees to do their work and the House panels will be unable to process payroll.
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