Difference between revisions of "Roll call vote"
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| − | A vote in which each Senator votes "yea" or "nay" as his or her name is called by the Clerk, so that the names of Senators voting on each side are recorded. Under the Constitution, a roll call vote must be held if demanded by one-fifth of a quorum of Senators present, a minimum of 11. | + | A vote in which each [[Senator]] votes "yea" or "nay" as his or her name is called by the Clerk, so that the names of Senators voting on each side are recorded. Under the [[Constitution]], a roll call vote must be held if demanded by one-fifth of a quorum of Senators present, a minimum of 11. |
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Revision as of 04:04, November 2, 2007
A vote in which each Senator votes "yea" or "nay" as his or her name is called by the Clerk, so that the names of Senators voting on each side are recorded. Under the Constitution, a roll call vote must be held if demanded by one-fifth of a quorum of Senators present, a minimum of 11.