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The three means of voting in the Senate are voice, division, and "the yeas and nays" (recorded votes or roll-call votes). [25] On a voice vote, the presiding officer first asks those in favor to say "aye", and then opposed to say "no". [25] The presiding officer then announces who appeared to win the vote ("The ayes [noes] appear to have it ...
Members of the House use the same electronic system as is used for voting to register their presence; in the Senate, one of the clerks will read out a roll call of senators, who indicate their presence when called. In fact, if any Senator "suggests the absence of a quorum", the Presiding Officer must direct the roll to be called. For practical ...
The Senate uses roll-call votes; a clerk calls out the names of all the senators, each senator stating "aye" or "no" when his or her name is announced. The House reserves roll-call votes for the election of the Speaker, as a roll-call of all 435 representatives takes quite some time; normally, members vote by electronic device.
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Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed, by voice vote, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act (H.R. 1318), to put a monument on the National Mall in Washington ...
During the vote for Speaker at the beginning of each Congress, or when the electronic voting system fails, the clerk calls the roll of members for a recorded vote. This article is part of a series on the
WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with the week's roll call votes, the House also passed by voice vote the following measures: the I-27 ...
To demand a roll call vote: Used to verify a voice vote or vote by show-of-hands. Yes: 1/5 To call for division of the house: Used to verify a voice vote: No: No (demand by a single member requires a re-count) To modify or withdraw a motion: To change or take back a motion that has not yet passed: Yes, only if chair has already stated the motion