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A party-line vote in a deliberative assembly (such as a constituent assembly, parliament, or legislature) is a vote in which a substantial majority of members of a political party vote the same way (usually in opposition to the other political party(ies) whose members vote the opposite way).
The party structure pushing its representatives in parliament to vote along the line is referred to as party discipline, and efforts to enforce it are referred to as "whipping". Likewise, a party-line vote is one in which most or all of the legislators from each political party voted in accordance with that party's policies.
In some Texas counties, an individual vote would not override the straight-party vote: If a voter chose the straight-party option, then voted for a single candidate from another party, votes for that race were recorded for both candidates. Straight-party voting was available only in the general election for partisan elections.
In terms of a general election, 9% of registered voters polled said they would definitely vote for Serrano Glassner and 38% said they would possibly vote for her. Bashaw had 10% definite and 35% ...
Members who vote against party policy may "lose the whip", being expelled from the party. The term is taken from the "whipper-in" during a hunt, who tries to prevent hounds from wandering away from a hunting pack. Additionally, the term "whip" may mean the voting instructions issued to legislators, [1] or the status of a certain legislator in ...
The new package for the 118th session of Congress was approved in a nearly party-line vote, with 220 Republicans backing its passage and 212 Democrats and one Republican voting against it. The ...
The bill passed 14-12 in the House Judiciary Committee in a party line vote, ... citing a lack of a definition of an “aggrieved person” who would have standing to sue over voter intimidation.
Electoral fusion is also known as fusion voting, cross endorsement, multiple party nomination, multi-party nomination, plural nomination, and ballot freedom. [3] [4] Electoral fusion was once widespread in the U.S. and legal in every state. However, as of 2024, it remains legal and common only in New York and Connecticut. [5] [6] [7]