Standing Rules and Orders of Council
Rule 22: Election of the Chair of Chairs
Rule 22 governs how the Council elects its Chair of Chairs. The passage shows the Speaker must call for nominations by sending nomination forms to the political parties' Whips as soon as possible after an election, or within 10 days if the post becomes vacant, and parties may then submit nominations. The passage is cut off, so the rest of the procedure (such as how the vote is conducted) is unclear.
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How the minutes record it
The Speaker said that the election of the Chair of Chairs will be done in accordance with Rule 22 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council which states that: (1) (2) The Speaker must call for nominations by forwarding nomination forms to the Whips of political Parties as soon as possible after an election, or within 10 days in the case of a vacancy occurring.
Signed minutes, Thursday, 29 August 2024