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Originally Posted by photon
Nope, the whole process happens again.. nominations, then everyone votes, there's no rules like a runoff.
It repeats until there is someone with a majority, could be days or weeks even.
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Reading some of the historical stuff has been fun. The last time a speaker wasn't voted in on the first try was 1923. That one took 9 ballots and 2 days to complete. The 1855 vote for speaker took 133 ballots!