a vote during which the senators vote one at a time as the clerk reads their names. Senators cast their votes verbally, and their names and corresponding votes are printed in the Legislative Journal.
There are several different ways of voting in Congress, one of which is the roll call vote, where the vote of each member is recorded. Not all bills, in fact, the minority of bills, receive a roll call vote.
a variant of the counted vote
The recording of each member's vote, usually electronically. Roll call votes are also known as recorded or machine votes.
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.
The record of the individual votes of each member of the House or Senate or a committee on a particular question. All House and Senate roll call votes are printed in their respective journals. Any vote that constitutes final action on a bill must be taken by roll call.
A method of recording votes by printing the names of the members and their votes. Roll call votes are taken by voting machines in each house.
A method of recordingvotes by printing the names of the membersand their votes. Roll call votes are taken byvoting machines in each house.
A recorded vote of the House or Senate, also called Yeas and Nays. All other votes are unrecorded voice votes.
A vote in either chamber where the result is a list of the votes cast by each member, also called a vote by “THE YEAS AND NAYS”. A roll call vote may be requested by any legislator; but must have the approval of one-fifth of the membership. In the Senate and the House, votes are registered electronically and exhibited on the large panels in each chamber. Distinguished from a "DIVISION" and from "UNANIMOUS CONSENT."
