House lawmakers are considering alternatives to in-person voting to maintain social distancing. One of the top options is proxy voting, which would allow one member to submit votes on behalf of many of their colleagues.
rolled out this week suggests that maybe the preferred route if members want to skip out on in-person votes.
Proxy voting, which would allow one member to submit votes on behalf of many of their colleagues, has precedent before congressional committees. The plan would need significant buy-in from Democrats and Republicans, but could have the best shot at broad support.to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Hours later, two members fell sick from the illness, which led to self-quarantines for nearly a dozen more members.
However, alternatives such as proxy voting could be implemented quickly. Another option — unanimous consent — has the most precedent on the House floor, the committee said. It was also used during the 1918 pandemic.
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