Amendment ID: S17-25

Amendment 25

Voting Operation Transparency and Elucidation

Mr. Fattman moves to amend the report by inserting after Rule 57D the following new rule:-

“57E. Notwithstanding Senate Rule 57, 57C, and 57D, the Clerk shall establish procedures, mechanisms, and an electronic platform for public consumption to understand the mode by which a member has voted, whether a member is physically present in the Senate Chamber or chooses to participate remotely. This platform shall indicate whether a member’s vote was cast in-person, remotely, or through the submission of an authorized letter to the Clerk. Within 24 hours of a vote being cast, a member may submit any reasoning alongside their selected vote mode that shall be easily identifiable, searchable, and conspicuously located on said platform. This platform for such records shall be updated and made available to the public within 48 hours following the presiding officer’s announcement of any final roll call votes.”