Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania

VOTE.

Cannot be recorded after result is announced by the Chair.

The yeas and nays having been called on the passage of a resolution, the names of Senators voting for and against it having been read by the clerk, the result announced by the President pro tempore, a Senator demanded that his vote, which he alleged had been cast but not recorded, should be recorded and counted. The President pro tempore decided that the Senator should have corrected the vote after it was read by the clerk, and before announced by the President pro tempore, and it could not be recorded and counted now. (Senate Journal, 1879, p. 615.)

Can be changed on a misapprehension of the question.

The yeas and nays having been taken, and before the list of those voting had been read by the clerk, and the result announced by the Chair, two Senators asked leave to change their votes from the affirmative to the negative, whereupon the President pro tempore inquired of them whether they had voted under a misapprehension. Upon a point of order being raised, the Senate decided that the proper question to put to each of the two Senators is, "has the Senator voted under a misapprehension of the question?" (Senate Journal, 1879, p. 948.)

Of twenty-six Senators in the affirmative necessary to pass a bill finally.

The President decided that the constitutional requirements relative to the final passage of a bill is intended to apply to the whole number of Senators provided for by the Constitution, which would be fifty, and that the number required to be recorded in favor of a bill upon its final passage is a majority of the whole number of Senators elected, which would be twenty-six. (Senate Journal, 1881, p. 479.)

Cannot be recorded after the call of the yeas and nays has been completed, except by consent of the majority.

The President pro tempore decided that the call of the yeas and nays having been completed in calling the name of the President pro tempore and recording his vote, the vote of the Senator from Cambria (Mr. Boggs) could not be recorded without the consent of the Senate. (Senate Journal, 1885, p. 195.)

Too late to correct, on bill after other business has intervened.

Mr. Grady rose to a question of privilege and made the statement that the vote on House bill No. 35, as taken, was incorrect; that the vote of Mr. Moyer, in the affirmative had not been recorded, and if recorded, the bill would have received twenty-six affirmative votes, and would have passed the Senate. He then, upon leave given, moved that the vote be again taken on said bill. Mr. Merrick raised the point of order that the motion of Mr. Grady was not in order, the vote having been already taken and the result on said bill announced, and that other business had intervened. The Chair decided the point of order well taken. (Senate Journal 1897, p. 1799.)

YEAS AND NAYS.

Call of, out of order when Senators demanding same decline to vote.

On the completion of the call of the yeas and nays, and before the result was announced by the Chair, it appearing that less than a quorum had voted, the President pro tempore ruled the call out of order, because the Senators requiring the same had not voteḍ. (Senate Journal, 1883, p. 1228.)

Call of, cannot be interrupted after first Senator's name is called.

Mr. Humes submitted the point of order that the motion was not in order at this time, the Chair having ordered the call of the yeas and nays, and the clerk having called the name of Mr. Adams. The President decided the point of order well taken. (Senate Journal, extra session, 1883, p. 174.)