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Along with the other House officers, the clerk is elected every month when the House organizes for a new [[Legislature of Cascadia|Legislature]]. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving after they have been elected. The Constitution does not explicitly require the clerk to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every clerk thus far has been. | Along with the other House officers, the clerk is elected every month when the House organizes for a new [[Legislature of Cascadia|Legislature]]. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving after they have been elected. The Constitution does not explicitly require the clerk to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every clerk thus far has been. | ||
The incumbent clerk is [[AghastBlock]], of Phoenix. He was elected at the beginning of the [[ | The incumbent clerk is [[AghastBlock]], of Phoenix. He was elected at the beginning of the [[16th Legislature of Cascadia|16th Legislature]]. He served as the House's first clerk during the [[Aurora:5th Legislature of Cascadia|5th Legislature]] as well as the House's acting Clerk while he was [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]] in the the [[7th Legislature of Cascadia|7th]], [[8th Legislature of Cascadia|8th]], and midway through the [[9th Legislature of Cascadia|9th Legislature]] until [[SayerQT]] was elected to fill the vacant position. | ||
The [[National Constitution of Cascadia]] states in Article 3, Section 3, “The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers...” The office was created on December 21, 2022 by the [[House Clerk & Law Archival Act (Cascadian Law)|House Clerk & Law Archival Act]]. | The [[National Constitution of Cascadia]] states in Article 3, Section 3, “The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers...” The office was created on December 21, 2022 by the [[House Clerk & Law Archival Act (Cascadian Law)|House Clerk & Law Archival Act]]. | ||
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The clerk of the Cascadia House of Representatives is an officer of the Cascadia House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House.
Along with the other House officers, the clerk is elected every month when the House organizes for a new Legislature. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving after they have been elected. The Constitution does not explicitly require the clerk to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every clerk thus far has been.
The incumbent clerk is AghastBlock, of Phoenix. He was elected at the beginning of the 16th Legislature. He served as the House's first clerk during the 5th Legislature as well as the House's acting Clerk while he was Speaker in the the 7th, 8th, and midway through the 9th Legislature until SayerQT was elected to fill the vacant position.
The National Constitution of Cascadia states in Article 3, Section 3, “The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers...” The office was created on December 21, 2022 by the House Clerk & Law Archival Act.
List of clerks
| No. | Legislature | Term | Portrait | Name | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th | December 23, 2022 – February 19, 2023 |
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AghastBlock | Frontier |
| 6th | |||||
| – | 7th | February 19, 2023 – April 29, 2023 |
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AghastBlock | Frontier |
| 8th | |||||
| 9th | |||||
| 2 | 9th | April 29, 2023 – May 21, 2023 |
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SayerQT | Pacific |
| 3 | 10th | May 21, 2023 – Incumbent |
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AghastBlock | National List |
| 11th | Southern | ||||
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| 16th |
