| UP OR DOWN VOTE |
An UP OR DOWN VOTE refers to
a direct vote on the substance of an amendment or bill, sometimes referred to as a "clean vote." Members simply vote yea or nay on it.
Many votes dispose of a matter indirectly through another motion, e.g. to table, to recommit, to amend in the second degree.
Members often seek "up or down" votes because they are less cumbersome and therefore easier to explain.
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House & Senate |
