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Fourteen chambers use a traditional manual roll-call system in which the clerk calls the roll orally, records each member's vote on paper, and then tallies the ayes and nays. [31] Twelve chambers use a hybrid system in which the clerk orally calls the roll, but each member's vote is then entered into a system. [31]
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. In the case of a tie, the motion in question fails. In the Senate, the Vice President may (if present) cast the tiebreaking vote.
In the U.S. Congress, it is the function of the party whip of each party in each house to ensure that members adhere to party policies and in particular that members vote for or against bills, amendments, and (in the case of the U.S. Senate) for or against treaties and administration appointments as determined by senior party leadership.
The DNC has not provided details on how or when the results of the roll call vote will be released. The voting period closes on Monday at 6 p.m. ET, but the party has not specified whether it will ...
In the Senate, a recorded vote is accomplished by the clerk's call of the roll. In the House, an electronic voting device is typically used to take recorded votes, although occasionally roll calls take place; the House is historically too large to conduct roll calls on a regular basis (435 members versus 100 in the Senate).
A vote by voice is the regular method of voting on any motion that does not require more than a majority vote for its adoption. In taking a voice vote, the chair puts the question by saying, "The question is on the adoption of the motion to [or "that"] ... [repeating or clearly identifying the motion]. Those in favor of the motion, say aye.
Nearly 4,000 Democratic delegates are set to vote to select the party's presidential nominee, and the virtual roll call vote could happen as early as Thursday.
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