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| − | A [[Senator]] who wants a roll call vote on a pending question asks for the "yeas and nays" on the question. The request will be granted if seconded by one-fifth of a [[quorum]], but this action does not bring debate to an end; it only means that whenever debate does end, a roll call vote will occur.<ref> | + | A [[Senator]] who wants a roll call vote on a pending question asks for the "yeas and nays" on the question. The request will be granted if seconded by one-fifth of a [[quorum]], but this action does not bring debate to an end; it only means that whenever debate does end, a roll call vote will occur.<ref>https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/b_three_sections_with_teasers/glossary.htm</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:41, September 26, 2018
A Senator who wants a roll call vote on a pending question asks for the "yeas and nays" on the question. The request will be granted if seconded by one-fifth of a quorum, but this action does not bring debate to an end; it only means that whenever debate does end, a roll call vote will occur.[1]