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Yeas and nays

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005479

A method of voting in a legislative body where members verbally state "yea" for approval or "nay" for disapproval as their names are called. This procedure creates a public record of each legislator's vote on a particular measure. The United States Constitution requires a roll call vote of yeas and nays upon the demand of one-fifth of the members present in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005479
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A method of voting in a legislative body where members verbally state \"yea\" for approval or \"nay\" for disapproval as their names are called. This procedure creates a public record of each legislator's vote on a particular measure. The United States Constitution requires a roll call vote of yeas and nays upon the demand of one-fifth of the members present in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/yeas-and-nays/"
}

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