Vote 39

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 565; Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002
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, 49-39, with 1 voting Present and 11 not voting.
Date/time: March 1, 2002, 9:48 a.m.
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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