My understanding is the rules require 20 percent of a quorum to be present to request and have a vote be done by the yeas and nays. Is that not accurate? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are considered as ordered upon any demand for the yeas and nays.
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