Talk:New York's 9th congressional district

Voting section
WTF do the ranges mean? If it's a rep / dem share, that's pretty stupid, neither exhaustively complete (is the difference between the total and 100% spoiled ballots or what?) nor concise. 72.228.177.92 (talk) 09:52, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It means the stated winner got the larger number, and the next place finisher got the next number.—Markles 12:18, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the Presidential races are totally out of scope here, and should be deleted. Kraxler (talk) 14:55, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Like in other congressional districts, this information gives some insight into the political leanings of the district. That is their scope.—Markles  15:05, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the political leaning can be judged from the congressional elections, and that's what the article is about: the district and the persons who represented it. Kraxler (talk) 15:09, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you move this discussion somewhere for a broader audience, so we can discuss it further? Use discussion moved to.—Markles  16:16, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't think of any more appropriate place. Maybe somebody sees it here. Since the info is not actually incorrect, there's no hurry about it. Kraxler (talk) 17:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Term Start Date For Turner
Where does it say that the term starts on the day of the election and not the day of swearing in?Racingstripes (talk) 16:05, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * In federal statute . Kraxler (talk) 16:39, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That just states that congressmen get paid as of the date of the election, where does it state that the term starts on that date of the election? Can he vote on a pending bill before getting sworn in?Racingstripes (talk) 18:22, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, he could vote on a pending bill before getting sworn in. The oath is a ceremony, not a requirement.—GoldRingChip 18:31, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * There seems to be a different statute that says that Congressman get paid only for the duration of their term, not before and not after, and tradition has it (now) that the Congressman is added to the roll at swearing-in as serving since election day. For more info, access Congress website or ask by e-mail the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. The oath marks the moment the Congressman appeared physically in the House, one supposes that before swearing-in the Congressman was not there, and thus did not vote, although he could have... Kraxler (talk) 18:59, 15 September 2011 (UTC)