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SSJVegeta

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6. At that point the terms of the incumbents who lost, automatically expire at midnight

Reply to paleotn (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 03:14 PM

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Along with his own (and everybody else's) if the new speaker does not swear him in. So basically: the shoe will absolutely be on the other foot.

If nobody is sworn in there will be no quorum to even hold an election for speaker. But of the majority of member elects are Democrstic, that quorum will already be set.

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