Obtaining a Record Vote on the House Floor
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The House of Representatives uses two kinds of votes in which the names and positions of individual Members are recorded: (1) the recorded vote, used chiefly in Committee of the Whole, though also in order in the House, and (2) the yea and nay vote, in order only in the House proper. Both kinds together are referred to as record votes or, more informally, as “roll call votes,” and both are normally taken by electronic device. This report illustrates forms commonly used for obtaining each kind o…
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Date:
December 8, 2006
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department