yeas and nays — The affirmative and negative votes on a bill or measure before a legislative assembly. Calling the yeas and nays is calling for the individual and oral vote of each member, usually upon a call of the roll … Black's law dictionary
yeas and nays — ones in favor and the ones opposed … English contemporary dictionary
Dilatory motions and tactics — Dilatory tactics or motions, in parliamentary procedure, are those used to delay or obstruct business, annoy the deliberative assembly, or, in legislative procedure, to delay consideration of a subject for other reasons. Some types of motions are … Wikipedia
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yea and nay — Yes and no. According to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Ripon were to be believed in all actions or suits upon their yea and nay, without the necessity of taking any oath. See also yeas and nays … Black's law dictionary
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Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… … Wikipedia
Recorded vote — A recorded vote is a vote in which the names of those voting for and against a motion may be recorded. In many deliberative bodies (e.g. the United States Congress), questions may be decided by voice vote, but the voice vote does not allow one to … Wikipedia
Disappearing quorum — The disappearing quorum was a practice used by the minority party to prevent voting in the United States House of Representatives. By refusing to vote and be recorded as absent while in fact physically present, a quorum was not achieved and the… … Wikipedia
