https://www.axios.com/2023/10/11/republican-speaker-vote-ken-buck-2020-election
Rep. Buck says next speaker must publicly support 2020 election results
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he voted "present" during the GOP's internal speaker nomination poll because neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) nor Rep Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) would clearly say if they believe the 2020 election was legitimate.
Why it matters: Though Scalise ultimately won the Republican Party's nomination, he may fail to get the 217 votes needed to clinch the gavel if he can't win over holdout lawmakers like Buck.
Until a speaker is elected, the chamber will be at a standstill despite an upcoming government funding deadline in November and the war that erupted between Israel and Hamas over the weekend.
It took House Republicans 15 ballots in January to elect former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted in a historic vote last week by all House Democrats and eight Republicans, including Buck.
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