Vote 16

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: motion to invoke cloture on mccain amendment no. 1646 as amended; To provide a complete substitute to reform the financing of Federal elections.
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 51-48, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: February 26, 1998, 11:01 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1646
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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