The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO PASS S. J. RES. 253, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, FIXING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERMS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELEC…
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
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- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
What was on the floor
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How each state's senators voted
In 37 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 3 every one voted no; 4 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
- Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
- Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
- New York: 2 yes, 0 no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
- Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
- Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
- Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Florida: 2 yes, 0 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
- James Thomas Heflin (Democrat) — YEA
- Oscar Wilder Underwood (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no
Arizona 2 yes, 0 no
California 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Hiram Warren Johnson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 2 yes, 0 no
Connecticut 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Payne McLean (Republican) — YEA
Delaware 2 yes, 0 no
Florida 2 yes, 0 no
Georgia 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Smith Wildman Brookhart (Republican) — YEA
Idaho 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Robert Gooding (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — YEA
Illinois 2 yes, 0 no
Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Harry Stewart New (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- James Eli Watson (Republican) — YEA
Kansas 2 yes, 0 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Augustus Owsley Stanley (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Pretlow Ernst (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no
Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no
Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Irwin France (Republican) — NAY
- Ovington Eugene Weller (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maine 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Bert Manfred Fernald (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Frederick Hale (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 2 yes, 0 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Billings Kellogg (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — NAY
Missouri 1 yes, 1 no
Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no
Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Lee Myers (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas James Walsh (Democrat) — YEA
North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — NAY
North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no
Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no
New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (Republican) — YEA
- Walter Evans Edge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no
Nevada 2 yes, 0 no
New York 2 yes, 0 no
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John William Harreld (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Linza McNary (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Nelson Stanfield (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- David Aiken Reed (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Wharton Pepper (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt (Republican) — YEA
- Peter Goelet Gerry (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Peter Norbeck (Republican) — YEA
- Thomas Sterling (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no
Texas 2 yes, 0 no
Utah 1 yes, 1 no
Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont 2 yes, 0 no
Washington 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no
West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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