Pelosi tasks Davis

on August 24, 2007 at 9:07 AM, updated August 24, 2007 at 11:18 AM

Remember that crazy night right before recess when the U.S. House of Representatives melted down over a controversial ruling on exactly when a roll call vote ended? It was one of the more bizarre scenes, as the Democratic presiding officer gaveled down the vote and declared the Republican motion dead, just as electronic voting screens changed to indicate it had actually won by two votes. Republicans marched out of the Capitol in protest.

Anyway, Democratic and Republican leaders agreed to a bipartisan investigation of the goof, and Rep. Artur Davis is one of the three Democrats appointed to the panel. CQ Today reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the appointments, and Republicans have not yet announced their picks.

The panel is supposed to issue an interim report by Sept. 30 and a final report, including recommendations on changes to voting rules, a year later.