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On the recordJanuary 9, 2020
Clause 8(b)(3)(C) says that a physical incapacity to do the job of Speaker causes or may cause a vacancy. I am asking if there is any precedent related to that rule that the Chair can direct me to, having found none on my own? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will again respond that she will not issue an advisory opinion.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia
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Jan 9, 2020

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