Congressional vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goverment to carry out a program to make backup paper ballots in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment

Outcome
Failed
Yea–Nay
248–170
Vote
h · No. 493 · 2008-07-15
Related bill
H.R. 5803 · To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.

How members voted

Nay · 170Republican: 170

W. Akin

Former member House MO Republican

Roy Blunt

Former member Senate MO Republican

Dave Camp

Former member House MI Republican

J. Forbes

Former member House VA Republican

Pete King

Former member House NY Republican

Mark Kirk

Former member Senate IL Republican

Ron Lewis

Former member House KY Republican

John Mica

Former member House FL Republican

Mike Pence

Former memberVice presidentRepublican

Tom Petri

Former member House WI Republican

Ted Poe

Former member House TX Republican

Tom Price

Former member House GA Republican

Ed Royce

Former member House CA Republican

Paul Ryan

Former member House WI Republican

Bill Sali

Former member House ID Republican

Lee Terry

Former member House NE Republican

Jim Walsh

Former member House NY Republican

Zach Wamp

Former member House TN Republican

Don Young

Former member House AK Republican

C. Young

Former member House FL Republican
Not Voting · 16Democrat: 7 · Republican: 9

Jo Bonner

Former member House AL Republican
Yea · 248Democrat: 228 · Republican: 20

Tom Cole

Current member House OK Republican

Tom Davis

Former member House VA Republican

Al Green

Current member House TX Democrat

Ed Markey

Current member Senate MA Democrat

Ron Paul

Former member House TX Republican