It just happened again

Posted at 2:03 PM on May 18, 2006 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)

Last minute vote-switching in the Minnesota House. The House just passed a ban on the sale of "mature" videogames to kids under 17. Just before the vote closed, and it was a sure win, I counted something like 7 representatives who voted "no," telling House Speaker Steve Sviggum they were voting "yes."

Did they have a sudden change of heart given the nature of the debate in the 75 seconds between their vote of "no" and their switch to "yes?" Or is it something more?

I guess this is how "I voted against it after I voted for it" becomes part of campaign lexicon.

Comments (2)

You should also find out how certain members were able to register votes on the board at the same time that they were sitting in the bonding conference committee.

Posted by klr | May 18, 2006 2:27 PM

I thought the bonding committee had finished by the time the final vote came, but perhaps not. I don't have the roll call vote with names yet. I'll add it to Votetracker as soon as I get it. Usually I take a digital picture of my TV, but I was a little slow today.

Posted by Bob Collins | May 18, 2006 2:53 PM

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