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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 570 Authorizes County Clerks to Appoint a Designee to Conduct Election Audits Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 9, 2023 WI AB 493 Prohibits Counting Write-In Campaigns Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 9, 2023 WI AB 298 Prohibits Cities or Counties from Closing More than Half of Their Polling Places 30 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 1, 2023 MI HB 4234 Authorizes Automatic Payment Deductions for Political Action Committee (PAC) Contributions Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Nov. 1, 2023 MI HB 4230 Repeals Restrictions on Public Employers Political Contribution Payroll Deduction Plans for Consenting Employees Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Oct. 18, 2023 PA SB 224 Amends the Date of the Upcoming State Presidential Primary to April 2, 2024 Bill Passed - House (104 - 99)
Oct. 12, 2023 MI SB 470 Amends Election Laws Concerning Electronic Return of Absent Voter Ballots By Uniformed Service members Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Oct. 10, 2023 NC SB 749 Amends Membership Makeup of Both the County and State Boards of Elections Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 44)
Oct. 10, 2023 NC SB 747 Amends Various State Election Laws and Policies Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 44)
Oct. 4, 2023 MI HB 4984 Authorizes Individuals the Option to Decline Voter Registration on a Driver's License Application Bill Passed - House (56 - 52)
Sept. 27, 2023 MI HB 4210 Authorizes Military Spouses and Dependents to Cast Ballots Electronically if They Are Overseas Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Sept. 27, 2023 MI HB 4567 Repeals the Challenge Ballot Requirement that Flagged Voters that Register on Election Day Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Sept. 27, 2023 MI HB 4568 Authorizes Motor Vehicle Hiring to Transport Voters to Polls Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Sept. 27, 2023 MI HB 4570 Authorizes Voters to Apply for Mail-In Ballots Through an Online Application Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
Sept. 21, 2023 NC SB 749 Amends Membership Makeup of Both the County and State Boards of Elections Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 44)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA AB 1248 Requires Local Jurisdictions by 2030 Form Independent Redistricting Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 16)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 314 Establishes an Independent Citizen's Redistricting Commission in Sacramento County Bill Passed - House (62 - 18)
Sept. 5, 2023 CA AB 421 Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 17)
July 25, 2023 ME LD 1610 Prohibits Campaign Spending by Foreign Governments and Establishes an Anticorruption Amendment in the State Constitution Veto Override Failed - House (73 - 50)
July 25, 2023 ME LD 1653 Amends the State Constitution to Allow for Individuals Under Guardianship for Mental Illness to Be Electors Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
July 18, 2023 LA HB 646 Requires Supplemental Voter Canvasses in Each Primary and General Election Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 30)
June 30, 2023 DE HB 121 Amends Charter of the City of Seaford to Authorize Entities to Vote in Municipal Elections Bill Passed - House (35 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/09 SB 570 Authorizes County Clerks to Appoint a Designee to Conduct Election Audits Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/09 AB 493 Prohibits Counting Write-In Campaigns Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
11/09 HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/09 AB 298 Prohibits Cities or Counties from Closing More than Half of Their Polling Places 30 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
11/09 HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/01 HB 4234 Authorizes Automatic Payment Deductions for Political Action Committee (PAC) Contributions Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
11/01 HB 4230 Repeals Restrictions on Public Employers Political Contribution Payroll Deduction Plans for Consenting Employees Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
10/18 SB 224 Amends the Date of the Upcoming State Presidential Primary to April 2, 2024 Bill Passed - House (104 - 99)
10/12 SB 470 Amends Election Laws Concerning Electronic Return of Absent Voter Ballots By Uniformed Service members Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
10/10 SB 749 Amends Membership Makeup of Both the County and State Boards of Elections Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 44)
10/10 SB 747 Amends Various State Election Laws and Policies Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 44)
10/04 HB 4984 Authorizes Individuals the Option to Decline Voter Registration on a Driver's License Application Bill Passed - House (56 - 52)
9/27 HB 4210 Authorizes Military Spouses and Dependents to Cast Ballots Electronically if They Are Overseas Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
9/27 HB 4567 Repeals the Challenge Ballot Requirement that Flagged Voters that Register on Election Day Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
9/27 HB 4568 Authorizes Motor Vehicle Hiring to Transport Voters to Polls Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
9/27 HB 4570 Authorizes Voters to Apply for Mail-In Ballots Through an Online Application Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
9/21 SB 749 Amends Membership Makeup of Both the County and State Boards of Elections Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 44)
9/14 AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
9/13 AB 1248 Requires Local Jurisdictions by 2030 Form Independent Redistricting Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 16)
9/11 SB 314 Establishes an Independent Citizen's Redistricting Commission in Sacramento County Bill Passed - House (62 - 18)
9/05 AB 421 Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 17)
7/25 LD 1610 Prohibits Campaign Spending by Foreign Governments and Establishes an Anticorruption Amendment in the State Constitution Veto Override Failed - House (73 - 50)
7/25 LD 1653 Amends the State Constitution to Allow for Individuals Under Guardianship for Mental Illness to Be Electors Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
7/18 HB 646 Requires Supplemental Voter Canvasses in Each Primary and General Election Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 30)
6/30 HB 121 Amends Charter of the City of Seaford to Authorize Entities to Vote in Municipal Elections Bill Passed - House (35 - 6)
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