David Lyle Boren on Voting & Elections

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Voting & Elections6 votes · 100/100 consistent

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12 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Voting & Elections. 6 of them counted toward the score above: 6 toward “Expand access” and 0 toward “Restrict access”.

The other 6 did not count: 6 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1992-08-07	A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements. — (SENATE PASSED H.R. 4312, TO AMEND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 WITH RESPECT TO BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.)H.R. 4312 · 102nd Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand access
1992-08-07	To modify the application of the bilingual voting requirements and require certain studies. — H.R.4312 BY SERRANO (D-NY) -- VOTING RIGHTS LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1992 (PUB. L. 102-344, APPROVED 8/26/92) (SENATE REJECTED THE SIMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 2911, TO MODIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRE CERTAIN STUDIES.)H.R. 4312 · 102nd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand access
1990-07-30	To strike provisions relating to taxpayer funding of Senate campaigns. — TO AMEND S 137, CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT, TO STRIKE PROVISIONS RELATING TO TAXPAYER FUNDING OF SENATE CAMPAIGNS.S. 137 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1988-02-26	TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON S 2, CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW, A BILL TO INSTITUTE LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN SPENDING AND THE ROLE OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES IN SENATE ELECTIONS. MOTION REJECTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 2 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-15	TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON S 2, THE SENATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL, A BILL TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY SPENDING LIMITS IN SENATE CAMPAIGNS, TO PROVIDE LIMITED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR CANDIDATES WHOSE OPPONENTS BREAK THESE LIMITS, AND TO LIMIT THE CONTRIBUTIONS CANDIDATES CAN ACCEPT FROM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. MOTION REJECTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 2 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-09	TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON S 2, THE SENATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL, A BILL TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR SENATE CAMPAIGNS, TO PROVIDE LIMITED PUBLIC FUNDING TO CANDIDATES WHOSE OPPONENTS BREAK THOSE LIMITS, AND TO LIMIT THE CONTRIBUTIONS A CANDIDATE MAY ACCEPT FROM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. MOTION REJECTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 2 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1985-06-07	TO AMEND S. 1003 TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1985, NO FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND NO PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE TO THE UNITED NATIONS OR ANY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION IN EXCESS OF 20 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF SUCH ORGANIZATION UNLESS THE SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFIES, AND HAS SO REPORTED TO THE CONGRESS, THAT SUCH ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED PROCEDURES THAT GRANT TO EACH MEMBER STATE VOTING RIGHTS ON MATTERS OF BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCE PROPORTIONATE TO THE MEMBER STATE'S CONTRIBUTION TO SUCH ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AND UNLESS THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS CCERTIFIED THAT SUCH ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A PLAN TO REDUCE THE SALARIES AND PENSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS'S EMPLOYEES TO A LEVEL NO HIGHER THAN THAT PAID UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES FOR PERFORMING COMPARABLE DUTIES, ADJUSTED AS APPROPRIATE FOR DIFFERENCES IN THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE DUTY POST OF THE EMPLOYEE.S. 1003 · 99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1982-06-18	TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO CLARIFY THE PHRASES "ANYWHERE IN THE TERRITORY" AND "ALL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS WITHIN ITS TERRITORY" UNDER THE BAILOUT PROVISION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. THE AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE THE AFFECT OF MAKING IT EASIER FOR ALASKA TO BAILOUT. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 33H.R. 3112 · 97th Congress	Nay	Expand access
1982-06-17	TO AMEND S. 1992 TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER AUGUST 6, 1982, ANY LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT UNDER EITHER SECTION 4 OR 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WOULD BE BROUGHT IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT ORDINARILY HAVING VENUE OVER SUCH CASES. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 33S. 1992 · 97th Congress	Nay	Expand access
1982-06-17	TO AMEND S. 1992 TO STRIKE SECTION 3 FROM THE BILL WHICH ALLOWS SOME VIOLATIONS OF VOTING RIGHTS TO BE PROVEN SOLEY BY SHOWING THAT A PARTICULAR ELECTION PROCEDURE RESULTS IN DISCRIMINATION. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 33S. 1992 · 97th Congress	Nay	Expand access
1982-06-15	TO CLOSE DEBATE ON S. 1992, A BILL EXTENDING FOR 25 YEARS THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 33S. 1992 · 97th Congress	Yea	Expand access
1981-07-20	TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY ELIMINATING THE VOTING RIGHTS PASS THROUGH REQUIREMENT FOR CLOSELY HELD CORPORATIONS PARTICIPATING IN EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 8H.J.Res. 266 · 97th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand access / Restrict access axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.