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Senate roll call 418 · 107th Congress · Feb 27, 2002

To permit the use of a signature or personal mark for the purpose of verifying the identity of voters who register by mail, and for other purposes.

On Feb 27, 2002, the Senate voted 46–51 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 565). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 0–49, Republicans 46–1, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.

Result
Motion to Table Failed
Yes
46
No
51
Did not vote
5
Date
Feb 27, 2002

By party

  • Republicans46 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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