Vote Entering - Rank Information
The "Rank" text box in Admin is used to ensure that the bill history lists the statuses in the correct order on our website. Type a "1" into the "Rank" text box for the Introduced status. Then rank subsequent statuses in chronological order. The first vote status should have a "2", the second a "3", and so on.
For example, let's say we selected a vote for a bill that has the following bill history:
06/03/2010: Signed by Governor
05/18/2010: Senate Conference Report Vote, Passed 26-22
05/15/2010: House Conference Report Vote, Passed 51-49
04/25/2010: House Nonconcurrence Vote, Passed 98-0
04/25/2010: Senate Passage with Amendments, Passed 25-23
04/13/2010: House Passage, Passed 51-49
04/01/2012: Introduced
05/18/2010: Senate Conference Report Vote, Passed 26-22
05/15/2010: House Conference Report Vote, Passed 51-49
04/25/2010: House Nonconcurrence Vote, Passed 98-0
04/25/2010: Senate Passage with Amendments, Passed 25-23
04/13/2010: House Passage, Passed 51-49
04/01/2012: Introduced
The "Rank" text boxes in Admin would contain the following information:
- 7 - Governor's action
- 6 - Senate Conference Report Vote
- 5 - House Conference Report Vote
- 4 - House Nonconcurrence Vote
- 3 - Senate Passage with Amendment
- 2 - House Passage
- 1 - House Introduced status
As the above example demonstrates, it is important to list votes in the appropriate order if they occurred on the same day. The Senate Passage with Amendment and House Nonconcurrence Vote both passed on the same day, but a Nonconcurrence Vote always follows a Passage with Amendment vote. Thus, the Nonconcurrence Vote is ranked third, and the Passage with Amendment vote is ranked second.
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