roll call vote
Individual response tally
A roll call vote is a voting procedure in which each member's name is called individually and their vote recorded, producing a public record of how everyone voted.
Legislatures use roll call votes for significant decisions, distinguishing them from voice votes or unanimous consent where individual positions go unrecorded: The bill passed on a roll call vote of 52-48.
- ballotVoting document
- yeas and naysAffirmative and negative votes
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
amendment · motion · tally · clerk · disclosure · party line · abstention · viva voce · debate · electronic voting · answer · representation · parliamentary procedure · house rules · name · audit trail · paper · bill
- votesballot, yea, nay, aye, tally
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Congress powersspending power, declare war, impeachment, lawmaking, appropriations
- Nominationsnomination, nominee, candidate, nomination process, nomination speech
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, confirmation hearings
- Senate Confirmationsnominees, advice and consent, nomination hearings, vetting process, federal judges
voting procedure
roll call votevoice vote
Oral yes-or-no tally
unanimous consent · acclamation · show of hands · standing vote