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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
July 10, 2024 National HR 8281 Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 198)
July 9, 2024 PA HB 2473 Amends the Pennsylvania Election Code and Outlines the Process for Appeals to the Court and County Board Membership Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
June 30, 2024 DE HB 316 Establishes New Electoral Crime of Distributing Deepfakes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 1)
June 27, 2024 NC HB 1074 Amends North Carolina State Constitution to Only Allow Citizens to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
June 13, 2024 MI SB 604 Amends Sentencing Guidelines Related to Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 13, 2024 MI SB 603 Amends the Requirements for Election Recounts in Michigan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 30, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
May 30, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
May 28, 2024 OH HB 271 Specifies that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
May 23, 2024 NH HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
May 23, 2024 National HR 192 To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia Bill Passed - House (262 - 143)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 2355 Requires Entities that Create, Publish, or Distribute Political Advertisements Provide a Disclosure of AI Use Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2642 Amends Statutes Regarding Elections Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
May 18, 2024 MN SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
May 16, 2024 NH HB 1370 Repeal Voter Identification Exceptions Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
May 15, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 15, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 13, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
May 13, 2024 MN HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
May 9, 2024 AK HB 358 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create Deep Fakes Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/10 HR 8281 Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 198)
7/09 HB 2473 Amends the Pennsylvania Election Code and Outlines the Process for Appeals to the Court and County Board Membership Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
7/01 HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
7/01 HB 2433 Prohibits Foreign-Influenced Corporations from Influencing Elections Bill Passed - House (126 - 76)
6/30 HB 316 Establishes New Electoral Crime of Distributing Deepfakes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 1)
6/27 HB 1074 Amends North Carolina State Constitution to Only Allow Citizens to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
6/13 SB 604 Amends Sentencing Guidelines Related to Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/13 SB 603 Amends the Requirements for Election Recounts in Michigan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/06 S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
5/31 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/31 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/30 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
5/30 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
5/28 HB 271 Specifies that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
5/23 HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
5/23 HR 192 To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia Bill Passed - House (262 - 143)
5/22 AB 2355 Requires Entities that Create, Publish, or Distribute Political Advertisements Provide a Disclosure of AI Use Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/21 AB 2642 Amends Statutes Regarding Elections Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
5/18 SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
5/16 HB 1370 Repeal Voter Identification Exceptions Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
5/15 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/15 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/13 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
5/13 HF 4772 Establishes Various Election Policies and Campaign Finance Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 63)
5/09 HB 358 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create Deep Fakes Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
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