Senate Resolution 17

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND SENATE RULE 115 TO REVERSE THE ORDER OF NAMES CALLED DURING EVERY OTHER ROLL CALL VOTE.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE, That Senate Rule 115 is amended to read as follows:

VOTING

115. Upon * * * ~~every~~ the first roll call vote of the session, the names of the members shall be called alphabetically by surname, except when two (2) or more have the same surname, in which case the number of the district shall be added; and if there be two (2) such members from the same district, the name or initials shall be called. After the roll has been once called, the Secretary shall call, in their alphabetical order, the names of those not voting, and thereafter the President shall not entertain a request to record a vote, except that any Senator whose vote was recorded may change his vote before the result is announced by the President. This procedure shall be followed on every other subsequent roll call vote. For the alternating roll call votes, the procedure shall be the same, except that both the first and second calls shall proceed in reverse alphabetical order.