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Floor vote

House vote #188

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008

Failed Congress 110 · Session 2 Apr 15, 2008 · 8:28 PM  HR 5036
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FAILED
239–178
+61 margin
Democrats
223 2
Republicans
16 176
Majority threshold YES 239 178 NO
417 members voted · 14 present/absent Passed by 61 votes
Crossed the aisle 4

Members who voted against their own party's majority position. What does this mean?

Republican Voted NAY (24 against, 4 for) — but 4 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
 Voted yes 52
BaldwinD BishopD BuchananR CarsonD CastorD ClarkeD CleaverD ClyburnD CohenD ColeR CostaD CourtneyD CuellarD DavisD DeGetteD DeLauroD Diaz-BalartR DoggettD FosterD GillibrandD GreenD HironoD HoyerD JohnsonD KapturD LarsenD LarsonD LofgrenD LynchD MarkeyD MatsuiD McCollumD McGovernD MeeksD MooreD MurphyD NadlerD NealD SánchezD SchakowskyD SchiffD ScottD ShermanD SmithR SmithD ThompsonD ThompsonD Van HollenD VelázquezD Wasserman SchultzD WatersD WelchD
 Voted no 24
AderholtR BilirakisR BlackburnR BoozmanR CalvertR CapitoR CarterR FoxxR GravesR IssaR JordanR LattaR LucasR McCaulR MoranR RogersR RogersR SessionsR SimpsonR SmithR TurnerR WalbergR WilsonR WittmanR
Present or didn't vote
PalloneD