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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 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 [[10th Legislature of Cascadia|10th Legislature]]. He served as the House's first clerk during the [[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]].
== List of clerks ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of clerks of the Cascadia House of Represenatitves
!No.
!Legislature
!Term
!Portrait
!Name
!District
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1a'''
|[[5th Legislature of Cascadia|5th]]
| rowspan="2" |December 21, 2022
–
February 19, 2023
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[AghastBlock]]
| rowspan="2" |Frontier
|-
|[[6th Legislature of Cascadia|6th]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''–'''
|[[7th Legislature of Cascadia|7th]]
| rowspan="3" |February 19, 2023
–
April 29, 2023
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" |AghastBlock
| rowspan="3" |Frontier
|-
|[[8th Legislature of Cascadia|8th]]
|-
|[[9th Legislature of Cascadia|9th]]
|-
|'''2'''
|[[9th Legislature of Cascadia|9th]]
|April 29, 2023
–
May 21, 2023
|
|[[SayerQT]]
|Pacific
|-
|'''1b'''
|[[10th Legislature of Cascadia|10th]]
|May 21, 2023
–
Incumbent
|
|AghastBlock
|National List
|}

Revision as of 07:06, 1 June 2023

Clerk of the Cascadia House of Representatives
Seal of the legislature
AghastBlock.png
Incumbent
AghastBlock
since May 23, 2023
Cascadia House of Representatives
Style Mr. Clerk
Status
Member of
Reports to
Seat Cascadia Capitol, Olympia
Nominator
Appointer Elected by the House
Term Length Pleasure of the House
(nominally a one-month Legislature)
Term Limit
Constituting instrument National Constitution of Cascadia
House Clerk & Law Archival Act
Precursor
Inaugural Holder AghastBlock
Final Holder
Formation December 21, 2022
Abolished
Superseded by
Deputy
Unofficial Names
Salary

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 10th 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

List of clerks of the Cascadia House of Represenatitves
No. Legislature Term Portrait Name District
1a 5th December 21, 2022

– February 19, 2023

AghastBlock Frontier
6th
– 7th February 19, 2023

– April 29, 2023

AghastBlock Frontier
8th
9th
2 9th April 29, 2023

– May 21, 2023

SayerQT Pacific
1b 10th May 21, 2023

– Incumbent

AghastBlock National List
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