"I find the business of what moves a vote interesting".
"The ability of the Jefferson Club to move a vote is gone," Mr. Tilzer says.
The District wished to move a voting location from a private home to a public school, but that change was subject to preclearance because Texas was a covered jurisdiction.
Supporters of the bill wanted to see it on the floor and moved to a vote, before the city settled the case without public discussion.
WASHINGTON — As the House moved toward a vote last week on a bipartisan budget plan modeled on the deficit reduction blueprint of a White House commission, Washington's conservative and liberal influence machines swung into action.
The Palestinian association relented, and the room moved to a vote on the proposal to monitor soccer-related activity in the region, which passed by a 90% yes vote.
—Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen speaking in support of ending debate on the Civil Rights Act and moving toward a vote.
Last summer, the S.E.C. was moving toward a vote on new rules.
The bill now moves to a vote next week in the lower house, where the government has a narrower majority.
If approved by the committee, the bill would move to a vote in the Senate.
