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Senate recorded vote (40th Congress) · February 8, 1869
HJR402

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.J.RES. 402 BY GIVING CITIZENS OF AFRICAN DESCENT THE SAME RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE IN STATES AND TERRITORIES AS OTHER CITIZENS, WHO ARE ELECTORS OF THE MOST NUMEROUS BRANCH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE …

AmendmentTerritories & states
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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 HJR402

January 30, 1869 · TO TABLE H. J. RES. 402, A RESOLUTION PROPOSI… · 41–131 January 30, 1869 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 402 BY INSERTING, IN PLAC… · 62–125 January 30, 1869 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 402 BY PROVIDING THAT: "… · 24–160 January 30, 1869 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H. … · 144–45 January 30, 1869 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 402. · 150–42 February 3, 1869 · TO CONSIDER H.J.RES. 402 (15 STAT 346, APP 3/… · 35–20 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT OF THE JUDICIARY COMMI… · 19–24 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES. 402, REPORT… · 9–35 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES AND INSERT T… · 12–42 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES. 402 BY STRI… · 31–27 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 402 BY PROVIDING THAT THE P… · 13–43 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 402, BY PROVIDING THAT THE … · 11–45 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 402 SO AS TO ADD AN ARTICLE… · 27–29 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 402 BY STRIKING ALL AFTER T… · 9–46 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND H.J.RES 402 SO AS TO STRIKE OUT ALL … · 5–47 February 9, 1869 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.RES. 402 BY PROVID… · 37–19 February 9, 1869 · TO RECOMMIT H.J.RES. 402 TO THE COMMITTEE ON … · 17–38 February 10, 1869 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE MORTON AM… · 26–28 February 10, 1869 · TO PASS H.J.RES. 402. (P. 1044-2) · 40–16 February 15, 1869 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONSIDER H. J. RES. … · 126–31 February 15, 1869 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT OF H. J. RE… · 37–133 February 17, 1869 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENTS TO H.J.RES. 402… · 33–24 February 17, 1869 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT AGR… · 33–12 February 17, 1869 · TO TABLE A RESOLUTION TO PASS H.J.RES. 402. … · 28–30 February 17, 1869 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE RE… · 24–32 February 17, 1869 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 402. (P. 1300-2) · 31–27
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 18 every one voted no; 6 were 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Kansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Massachusetts 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 66 members

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