Whip
In the U.S. Senate, 51 votes are needed to pass a bill on the floor. A bill can also pass on a tie vote (50 - 50 or otherwise), as the Vice President will then cast a vote to break the tie. A bill cannot even reach the floor for a vote, however, if it is the subject of a filibuster unless there are 60 votes for cloture (which will allow a floor vote on the bill). In the U.S. House, 218 votes are needed to pass a bill on the floor.
3/4 votes from the state legislature, house of representatives and senate
I assume the House of Representatives has approved the bill then sent it to the Senate for its vote. If the Senate then passes the bill by 69 votes or even 100 votes, the President can veto it. The Constitution does not prohibit a veto if a certain percentage of Congressmen approve it on the first try. After the bill is vetoed it goes back to the House where it originated and if that House votes by 2/3 majority to pass it, it goes to the other House for its approval. If 2/3 of that House also approves it, the bill becomes law without the President's approval. At that point in the process the President does not even have the right to veto the bill.
The collective noun is acting as a unit and takes a singular verb.
When the Senate's Republican caucus wants party members to vote for a bill, the person who determines how many votes can be counted on is the whip.
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Below are the numbers of popular votes from 1996. Results from all 51 elections are listed. Only those who received at least 10% of the votes are listed by name. States are in order by 1990 population. California: * 5,119,835 votes (51.10%) - Bob Dole * 3,828,380 votes (38.21%) - Bill Clinton * 1,071,269 votes (10.69%) - others New York: * 3,756,177 votes (59.47%) - Bill Clinton * 1,933,492 votes (30.61%) - Bob Dole * 626,460 votes (9.92%) - others Texas: * 2,736,167 votes (48.76%) - Bob Dole * 2,459,683 votes (43.83%) - Bill Clinton * 415,794 votes (7.41%) - others Florida: * 2,546,870 votes (48.02%) - Bill Clinton * 2,244,536 votes (42.32%) - Bob Dole * 512,388 votes (9.66%) - others Pennsylvania: * 2,215,819 votes (49.17%) - Bill Clinton * 1,801,169 votes (39.97%) - Bob Dole * 489,130 votes (10.85%) - others Illinois: * 2,341,744 votes (54.32%) - Bill Clinton * 1,587,021 votes (36.81%) - Bob Dole * 382,626 votes (8.87%) - others Ohio: * 2,148,222 votes (47.38%) - Bill Clinton * 1,859,883 votes (41.02%) - Bob Dole * 483,207 votes (10.66%) - Ross Perot * 43,122 votes (0.95%) - others Michigan: * 1,989,653 votes (51.69%) - Bill Clinton * 1,481,212 votes (38.48%) - Bob Dole * 377,979 votes (9.82%) - others New Jersey: * 1,652,329 votes (53.72%) - Bill Clinton * 1,103,078 votes (35.86%) - Bob Dole * 320,400 votes (10.42%) - others North Carolina: * 1,225,938 votes (48.73%) - Bob Dole * 1,107,849 votes (44.04%) - Bill Clinton * 182,020 votes (7.24%) - others Georgia: * 1,080,843 votes (47.01%) - Bob Dole * 1,153,849 votes (45.84%) - Bill Clinton * 164,379 votes (7.15%) - others Virginia: * 1,138,350 votes (47.10%) - Bob Dole * 1,091,060 votes (45.15%) - Bill Clinton * 187,232 votes (7.75%) - others Massachusetts: * 1,571,763 votes (61.47%) - Bill Clinton * 718,107 votes (28.09%) - Bob Dole * 266,915 votes (10.44%) - others Indiana: * 1,006,693 votes (47.13%) - Bob Dole * 887,424 votes (41.55%) - Bill Clinton * 224,299 votes (10.50%) - Ross Perot * 17,426 votes (0.82%) - others Missouri: * 1,025,935 votes (47.54%) - Bill Clinton * 890,016 votes (41.24%) - Bob Dole * 217,188 votes (10.06%) - Ross Perot * 24,926 votes (1.16%) - others Wisconsin: * 1,071,971 votes (48.81%) - Bill Clinton * 845,029 votes (38.48%) - Bob Dole * 227,339 votes (10.35%) - Ross Perot * 51,830 votes (2.36%) - others Tennessee: * 909,146 votes (48.00%) - Bill Clinton * 863,530 votes (45.59%) - Bob Dole * 121,429 votes (6.41%) - others Washington: * 1,123,323 votes (49.84%) - Bill Clinton * 840,712 votes (37.30%) - Bob Dole * 289,802 votes (12.86%) - others Maryland: * 966,207 votes (54.25%) - Bill Clinton * 681,530 votes (38.27%) - Bob Dole * 133,133 votes (7.48%) - others Minnesota: * 1,120,438 votes (51.10%) - Bill Clinton * 766,476 votes (34.96%) - Bob Dole * 257,704 votes (11.75%) - Ross Perot * 48,022 votes (2.19%) - others Louisiana: * 927,837 votes (52.01%) - Bill Clinton * 712,586 votes (39.94%) - Bob Dole * 143,536 votes (8.05%) - others Alabama: * 769,044 votes (50.12%) - Bob Dole * 662,165 votes (43.16%) - Bill Clinton * 103,140 votes (6.72%) - others Kentucky: * 636,614 votes (45.84%) - Bill Clinton * 623,283 votes (44.88%) - Bob Dole * 128,811 votes (9.28%) - others Arizona: * 653,288 votes (46.52%) - Bill Clinton * 622,073 votes (44.29%) - Bob Dole * 129,044 votes (9.19%) - others South Carolina: * 573,458 votes (49.89%) - Bob Dole * 504,051 votes (43.85%) - Bill Clinton * 71,948 votes (6.26%) - others Colorado: * 691,848 votes (45.80%) - Bob Dole * 671,152 votes (44.43%) - Bill Clinton * 147,704 votes (9.78%) - others Connecticut: * 735,740 votes (52.83%) - Bill Clinton * 483,109 votes (34.69%) - Bob Dole * 139,523 votes (10.02%) - Ross Perot * 34,242 votes (2.46%) - others Oklahoma: * 582,315 votes (48.26%) - Bob Dole * 488,105 votes (40.45%) - Bill Clinton * 130,788 votes (10.84%) - Ross Perot * 5505 votes (0.46%) - others Oregon: * 649,641 votes (47.15%) - Bill Clinton * 538,152 votes (39.06%) - Bob Dole * 189,967 votes (13.79%) - others Iowa: * 620,258 votes (50.26%) - Bill Clinton * 492,644 votes (39.92%) - Bob Dole * 121,173 votes (9.82%) - others Mississippi: * 439,838 votes (49.21%) - Bob Dole * 394,022 votes (44.08%) - Bill Clinton * 59,997 votes (6.71%) - others Kansas: * 583,245 votes (54.29%) - Bob Dole * 387,659 votes (36.08%) - Bill Clinton * 103,396 votes (9.62%) - others Arkansas: * 475,171 votes (53.74%) - Bill Clinton * 325,416 votes (36.80%) - Bob Dole * 83,675 votes (9.46%) - others West Virginia: * 327,812 votes (51.51%) - Bill Clinton * 233,946 votes (36.76%) - Bob Dole * 71,639 votes (11.26%) - Ross Perot * 3062 votes (0.48%) - others Utah: * 361,911 votes (54.37%) - Bob Dole * 221,633 votes (33.30%) - Bill Clinton * 82,085 votes (12.33%) - others Nebraska: * 363,467 votes (53.65%) - Bob Dole * 236,761 votes (34.95%) - Bill Clinton * 71,278 votes (10.52%) - Ross Perot * 5909 votes (0.87%) - others New Mexico: * 273,495 votes (49.18%) - Bill Clinton * 232,751 votes (41.86%) - Bob Dole * 49,828 votes (8.96%) - others Maine: * 312,788 votes (51.62%) - Bill Clinton * 186,378 votes (30.76%) - Bob Dole * 85,970 votes (14.19%) - Ross Perot * 20,761 votes (3.43%) - others Nevada: * 203,974 votes (43.93%) - Bill Clinton * 199,244 votes (42.91%) - Bob Dole * 61,061 votes (13.15%) - others New Hampshire: * 246,214 votes (49.32%) - Bill Clinton * 196,532 votes (39.37%) - Bob Dole * 56,429 votes (11.30%) - others Hawaii: * 205,012 votes (56.93%) - Bill Clinton * 113,943 votes (31.64%) - Bob Dole * 41,165 votes (11.43%) - others Idaho: * 256,595 votes (52.18%) - Bob Dole * 165,443 votes (33.65%) - Bill Clinton * 62,518 votes (12.71%) - Ross Perot * 7163 votes (1.46%) - others Rhode Island: * 233,050 votes (59.71%) - Bill Clinton * 104,683 votes (26.82%) - Bob Dole * 43,723 votes (11.20%) - Ross Perot * 8828 votes (2.26%) - others Montana: * 179,652 votes (44.11%) - Bob Dole * 167,922 votes (41.23%) - Bill Clinton * 55,229 votes (13.56%) - Ross Perot * 4458 votes (1.09%) - others South Dakota: * 150,543 votes (46.49%) - Bob Dole * 139,333 votes (43.03%) - Bill Clinton * 33,950 votes (10.48%) - others Delaware: * 140,355 votes (51.82%) - Bill Clinton * 99,062 votes (36.58%) - Bob Dole * 28,719 votes (10.60%) - Ross Perot * 2709 votes (1.00%) - others North Dakota: * 125,050 votes (46.94%) - Bob Dole * 106,905 votes (40.13%) - Bill Clinton * 32,515 votes (12.20%) - Ross Perot * 1941 votes (0.73%) - others District of Columbia: * 158,220 votes (85.19%) - Bill Clinton * 27,506 votes (14.81%) - others Vermont: * 137,894 votes (53.35%) - Bill Clinton * 80,352 votes (31.09%) - Bob Dole * 31,024 votes (12.00%) - Ross Perot * 9179 votes (3.55%) - others Alaska: * 122,746 votes (50.80%) - Bob Dole * 80,380 votes (33.27%) - Bill Clinton * 26,333 votes (10.90%) - Ross Perot * 12,161 votes (5.03%) - others Wyoming: * 105,388 votes (49.81%) - Bob Dole * 77,934 votes (36.84%) - Bill Clinton * 25,928 votes (12.25%) - Ross Perot * 2321 votes (1.10%) - others
The Senate can defeat a bill with 51 votes.
There are many who try to do so, but a person who does it full time is known as a "lobbyist."
The members of the House and the Senate.
Actually, there are a limited amount of people in the Senate. Anyway, the bill is passed when there are more votes to pass the bill EX: 60 wants bill, 25 doesn't
Bill Determines to Go - 1911 was released on: USA: 30 June 1911
The laws are enforced according to the votes. The bill(which contains the laws)is passed in the sabha. The council of ministers elect the best bill and the law which is written in the bill is passed. The bill which gets major votes is enforced.