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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
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  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
Dec. 13, 2007 NJ A 4225 National Popular Vote Act Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
Aug. 30, 2007 MI Sub SB 624 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (67 - 34)
July 31, 2007 National S 1 Lobbying and Donation Regulations Bill Passed - House (411 - 8)
July 10, 2007 PA HB 289 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
June 19, 2007 SC S 99 Presidential Primaries Conducted by the State Election Commission Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 18)
June 11, 2007 NJ A 4326 Holding Multiple Elected State Offices Bill Passed - House (69 - 3)
June 6, 2007 ME LD 203 Student Voter Registration Bill "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (90 - 49)
May 12, 2007 AK SCS CSHB 109 Disclosure & Ethics Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 0)
May 2, 2007 IL HB 858 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (65 - 50)
April 24, 2007 TX HB 218 Voter Identification Requirement Bill Passed - House (76 - 69)
April 19, 2007 National HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
April 17, 2007 WI AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
April 13, 2007 TX HB 2017 Early Presidential Primary Bill Passed - House (123 - 12)
April 6, 2007 MD SB 1 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (107 - 32)
April 6, 2007 MD SB 634 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (84 - 54)
April 5, 2007 HI SB 1956 Popular Vote Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (35 - 12)
April 3, 2007 KS HB 2019 Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61)
April 2, 2007 MD HB 148 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (85 - 54)
March 29, 2007 NC CS HB 91 One-Stop Registration and Voting Sites Bill Passed - House (66 - 45)
March 26, 2007 MD SB 488 Felon Voting Rights Bill Passed - House (78 - 60)
March 20, 2007 GA HCS HB 487 President Primary Date Change Act Bill Passed - House (154 - 11)
March 20, 2007 IA HF 653 Election Day Voter Registration Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
March 15, 2007 KS Amend HB 2542 Presidential Primary Funding Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
March 15, 2007 NJ S 2193 Presidential Primaries Bill Passed - House (57 - 20)
March 7, 2007 OK HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
March 7, 2007 OK HCS HB 2095 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (82 - 14)
March 6, 2007 CA SB 113 Presidential Primaries Bill Passed - House (46 - 29)
March 3, 2007 SD HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 22)
Feb. 28, 2007 KY HCS HB 70 Felon Voting Rights Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN HB 1808 Vote by Mail Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
Feb. 19, 2007 AZ HB 2090 Early Ballot Verification Notice Bill Failed - House (24 - 31)
Feb. 16, 2007 MD HB 201 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (101 - 31)
Feb. 13, 2007 SD HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform Bill Passed - House (47 - 23)
Feb. 8, 2007 ND HB 1336 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Failed - House (31 - 60)
Jan. 30, 2007 ND HB 1378 County Vote Centers Bill Passed - House (48 - 42)
Jan. 17, 2007 VA HB 1977 Inaugural Committee Finance Reform Bill Passed - House (62 - 32)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/13 A 4225 National Popular Vote Act Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
8/30 Sub SB 624 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (67 - 34)
7/31 S 1 Lobbying and Donation Regulations Bill Passed - House (411 - 8)
7/10 HB 289 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
6/19 S 99 Presidential Primaries Conducted by the State Election Commission Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 18)
6/11 A 4326 Holding Multiple Elected State Offices Bill Passed - House (69 - 3)
6/06 LD 203 Student Voter Registration Bill "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (90 - 49)
5/12 SCS CSHB 109 Disclosure & Ethics Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 0)
5/02 HB 858 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (65 - 50)
4/24 HB 218 Voter Identification Requirement Bill Passed - House (76 - 69)
4/19 HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
4/17 AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
4/13 HB 2017 Early Presidential Primary Bill Passed - House (123 - 12)
4/06 SB 1 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (107 - 32)
4/06 SB 634 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (84 - 54)
4/05 SB 1956 Popular Vote Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (35 - 12)
4/03 HB 2019 Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61)
4/02 HB 148 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (85 - 54)
3/29 CS HB 91 One-Stop Registration and Voting Sites Bill Passed - House (66 - 45)
3/26 SB 488 Felon Voting Rights Bill Passed - House (78 - 60)
3/20 HCS HB 487 President Primary Date Change Act Bill Passed - House (154 - 11)
3/20 HF 653 Election Day Voter Registration Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
3/15 Amend HB 2542 Presidential Primary Funding Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
3/15 S 2193 Presidential Primaries Bill Passed - House (57 - 20)
3/07 HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
3/07 HCS HB 2095 Presidential Primary Date Change Bill Passed - House (82 - 14)
3/06 SB 113 Presidential Primaries Bill Passed - House (46 - 29)
3/03 HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 22)
2/28 HCS HB 70 Felon Voting Rights Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
2/27 HB 1808 Vote by Mail Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
2/19 HB 2090 Early Ballot Verification Notice Bill Failed - House (24 - 31)
2/16 HB 201 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (101 - 31)
2/13 HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform Bill Passed - House (47 - 23)
2/08 HB 1336 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Failed - House (31 - 60)
1/30 HB 1378 County Vote Centers Bill Passed - House (48 - 42)
1/17 HB 1977 Inaugural Committee Finance Reform Bill Passed - House (62 - 32)

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