[OC] The U.S. House of Representatives elected the Speaker of the House after 15 ballots. 1859 was the last year to require more than 15 ballots.beenoc t1_j415r2j wrote
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Don't forget that the makeup of Congress is known 2 months before they actually are sworn in and vote for Speaker. The meetings and discussions don't start when the voting starts, they start the Wednesday morning in the second week of November.
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