Zefram wrote: > [There's no reason to tie vote collection duties to the Speakership. > By making it a separate office, someone can specialise in it.]
There is a reason. The Speakership was originally the executive branch and ultimate authority. That authority has been pretty much stripped, yet it is still the prize of winning. The authority to announce election results (and control result's timing) is a power and priviledge that has been used politically many times. -Goethe
