national assembly ( kenya ) elects the speaker of the senate in kenya.
national assembly ( kenya ) elects the speaker of the senate in kenya.
who elects the speaker of the senate in kenya?
national assembly ( kenya )
according to article iii, section 12 of the constitution of the state of tennessee, the speaker of the senate assumes office of governor in the event of a vacancy. the senate elects one of its own members as speakerand the speaker automatically becomes lieutenant governor of tennessee. the speaker appoints a speaker pro tempore who presides over the senate in the absence of the speaker as well as a deputy speaker to assist the speaker in his or her duties. the current speaker of the senate and lieutenant governor is randy mcnally, who was elected to the position in 2017. one of the main duties of the speaker is to preside over the senate and make senate committee appointments based upon ability and preference of members, seniority, and party representation. the speaker also maintains the power to remove members from committee appointments. the speaker, in cohort with the speaker of the house of representatives, chairs the joint legislative services committee which provides assistance to the general assembly. the speaker also controls staffing and office space with senate staff. the speaker serves as an ex-officio member of all standing committees.
tennessee senate
the utah senate elects a president of the senate and the utah house elects a speaker, and each political party caucus in both houses elects party leadership including a majority leader, majority whip and assistant majority whip by the caucus with the most members in that house. the minority party caucus elects a minority leader, minority whip, assistant minority whip and includes one additional leadership position of minority caucus manager to offset the speaker of the house and president of the senate who are traditionally members of the majority caucus yet are elected by the entire membership of their respective bodies.
utah state legislature