The procedure for "invoking cloture", or ending a filibuster, is as follows:
- A minimum of 16 senators must sign a petition for cloture.
- The petition may be presented by interrupting another Senator's speech.
- The clerk reads the petition.
How many votes does it take to invoke cloture?
That year, the Senate adopted a rule to allow a two-thirds majority to end a filibuster, a procedure known as "cloture." In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds of senators voting to three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 of the 100-member Senate.
What is the process of cloture?
Cloture is a Senate procedure that limits further consideration of a pending proposal to thirty hours in order to end a filibuster. Senate Action of Cloture Motions, 1917-Present.
