Did Posey break the rules?

Sen. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, sat at his desk and did not push his vote button to vote on a controversial amendment (Barcode 674746) that would have created an exemption to the DRI growth management process for rural counties on growth management bill, SB 474. The Sen. Evelyn Lynn amendment failed 18-20. It's against Senate rules to fail to vote when on the floor.

The amendment was so controversial that Sen. Ronda Storms suggested an absence of a quorum before the vote. That signaled a quorum call, which Posey voted on, marking his attendance.

Through the Senate President's office, Posey said his failure to vote was an oversight, because he was reading at his desk.

Posey is running for the Congressional seat held by outgoing U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Indialantic.

Comments

It is against the rules to vote for someone else, but it happens...

Was he on the phone?

Yeah that Bill Posey ... he's really known for slacking when it comes to controversial issues ... NOT!

He wasn't reading, he was sleeping.

It's against the rules to abstain?

It's against the rules to sleep when you're supposed to be doing your job for "The People"

3:07

sort of like gallavanting up to DC and NY every wekeend, sporting a tuxedo and escorting a married woman around...all the while being nowhere to be found when tax protesters come to your office?

he can make a motion to be recored as voting for or against. If it really was an oversight have your vote recorded.

sort of like the time it took Gelber 8 days to record a vote for the Crotzer relief bill.

It wasn't an oversight, it was a deliberate choice!

He just did not want to record a vote. Plain and simple.