To amend S. 1285, by providing that if for any reason an individual overseas were unable to vote on a state ballot he could then vote on the federal ballot.

On Feb 8, 1944, the Senate voted 62–20 (S 1285). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–14, Republicans 27–8, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 62
No: 20
Did not vote: 12
Date: Feb 8, 1944

By party

Democrats42 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans27 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted no
Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted no
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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