What was the result of Senate roll call vote 38 in the 107th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 27, 2002 ended "Motion to Table Failed (46-51)", 46-51. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2937 to S. 565 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 38?

46 senators voted Yea and 51 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 38 in the 107th Congress?

Republicans voted 41-1 and Democrats voted 1-41. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #38 · 107th Congress · Session 2 · Feb 27, 2002, 10:05 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2937 to S. 565 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2937 (To permit the use of a signature or personal mark for the purpose of verifying the identity of voters who register by mail, and for other purposes.)

Motion to Table Failed (46-51)

46 Yea

51 Nay

← Vote #37 Vote #39 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 44 senators

41 Yea / 1 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 43 senators

1 Yea / 41 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 46

Nay 51

Not Voting 2

John Ensign (NV)
Orrin Hatch (UT)

Present, Giving Live Pair 1

Harry Reid (NV)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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