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Floor Votes

Unit 11

 

1. HOUSE: Congress expresses its wishes formally through voting. House votes are usually done by voice or by using the electronic voting machines into which each member places an I.D. card and votes "yes,""no," or "present". Electronic votes are displayed on a panel behind the presiding officer.

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2. SENATE: Senate votes are usually done by voice, or through a roll call in which each name is called out and the senator verbally announces "yea" or "nay."

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