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Senate recorded vote (40th Congress) · January 23, 1869
SJR8

Recorded vote

TO CONSIDER S.J.RES. 8 (15 STAT 346, APP 2/27/69), PROPOSING THE 15TH AMENDMENT TO THE U. S. CONSTITUTION PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHT TO VOTTE OR HOLD OFFICE MAY NOT BE DENIED TO ANY CITIZEN OF THE U. S., REGARDL…

Bill action
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on SJR8

January 23, 1869 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S.J.RES.8 TO THU… · 37–11 January 30, 1869 · TO POSTPONE SPECIAL AND PRIOR ORDERS S.J.RES.… · 29–23 February 17, 1869 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S.J.… · 21–35 February 17, 1869 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S.J.… · 18–31 February 17, 1869 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S.J.… · 14–28 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 8, BY PROVIDING TO STRIKE T… · 6–29 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 8, BY STRIKING THE WORDS "B… · 18–22 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 8 SO AS TO INSERT AFTER THE… · 13–30 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES., BY STRIKING OUT THE WORDS … · 5–30 February 17, 1869 · TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J… · 22–28 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 8 SO AS TO ADD "THAT THE FO… · 12–40 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 8 BY PROVIDING TO SUBMIT TH… · 10–39 February 17, 1869 · TO RECONSIDER THE COTE REJECTING THE AMENDMEN… · 16–29 February 17, 1869 · TO PASS S.J.RES. 8. (P. 1318-3) · 35–11 February 20, 1869 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONSIDER S. J. RES. … · 135–39 February 20, 1869 · TO AMEND S. J. RES. 8 BY ELIMINATING THE WORD… · 70–95 February 20, 1869 · TO AMEND S. J. RES. 8 BY PROHIBITING THE RIGH… · 92–71 February 20, 1869 · TO PASS S. J. RES. 8. · 139–37 February 23, 1869 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONSIDER THE SENATE … · 117–37 February 23, 1869 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S.J.RES. 8, SO A… · 14–36 February 23, 1869 · TO REQUEST A CONFERENCE ON S.J.RES. 8. (P. 1… · 32–17 February 25, 1869 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT O… · 143–44 February 26, 1869 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.J.RES. 8, … · 39–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 22 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 1 was split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: no member on this roll call
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Louisiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 66 members

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