A group of House Republicans are requesting Thursday's impeachment procedures resolution vote to come verbally through a roll call instead of electronically.
Texas GOP Rep. Brian Babin's request was sent via letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and signed by 25 GOP members, according to reports, and confirmed via tweet:
"Instead of an electronic vote on @HouseDemocrats' sham impeachment resolution for @realDonaldTrump, we should stand up & announce out loud our votes (I'm a NO) in front of our constituents & the nation. I'm leading the effort to ensure that @SpeakerPelosi does just that. #HRes660"
"As you know, there is no requirement for a roll call vote in the House to be conducted by electronic device and tabulation," the letter read. "As you also know, a vote conducted by electronic device shields Members from having to stand before their colleagues, their constituents, and the world to announce their decision on such a momentous matter in their own voice.
"Therefore, we request that for consideration of this measure, as well as any subsequent votes on the impeachment matter, you grant a request for a call of the roll instead of an electronic vote. Out of 330 million Americans, we are the 435 elected and trusted to make this decision on their behalf. They deserve to hear from our own voices rather than from a spreadsheet on the clerk's website.
The vote Thursday would set the rules and procedures for the investigation and impeachment inquiry being led by three Democrat-led committees: House Oversight and Reform, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs.
The resolution was unveiled by Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass.
"Even my colleagues who disagree with me on that should agree with what we are trying to accomplish with this letter: accountability and transparency for the American people on this incredibly serious matter and important vote," Babin said in a statement, per The Hill.
"Instead of quietly casting our votes on the electronic system before leaving town for another recess week, we should all stand before our colleagues and the country to answer the question when our name is called one at a time – all 432 of us currently in office from Abraham (A) to Zeldin (Z)."
The 435-seat House traditionally reserves voice votes for electing the new Speaker, while the Senate regularly conducts voice votes among their 100 seats, according to The Hill.