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    "id": 751462,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 179 be amended by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (2)— “(3) A candidate for election as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a committee shall submit his or her nomination paper, in writing, to the Clerk by 5.00 pm on the day before the election. (4) The nomination paper of a candidate shall be in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule and shall be accompanied by the name and signature of a proposer and a seconder and a declaration of the candidate’s willingness to serve as a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson. (5) A Member shall not propose or second more than one candidate for election as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson. (6) The Clerk shall, as soon as practicable after the close of nominations, circulate the final list of candidates to committee members. (7) The Clerk shall preside over the election of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a committee and shall issue each committee member with a ballot paper. (8) A committee member who wishes to vote in the election shall print the first and last name of their candidate of choice on a ballot paper and deposit it in a ballot box provided for that purpose. (9) The Clerk shall, at the close of voting, count the ballot papers and report the result of the ballot. (10) If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the Clerk shall hold a further ballot excluding the candidate with the least number of votes until one candidate receives a majority of votes. (11) A ballot paper is spoilt if, in the opinion of the Clerk, it does not identify the candidate purported to be selected by the candidate voting. (12) Despite the provisions of this Part, if only one candidate is nominated for election as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, the Clerk shall, at the expiry of the nomination period forthwith, declare that candidate as elected without any vote being required. (13) The Clerk shall make necessary preparatory arrangements for the conduct of the election of a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a Committee.”"
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