| The amendment was approved with 65 votes for, 13 votes against and 22 abstentions. |
| Following several hours of debates, a council vote to accept the plan was passed by 29 in favour with four votes against and 20 abstentions. |
| The growing tide of abstentions and protest votes for the extreme right and the extreme left are other signs of disarray and dismay. |
| The US will therefore be able to find a majority of positive votes with a few abstentions. |
| The proposal was soundly defeated in a recorded vote with only 11 voting for the motion. 67 voted against and there were 11 abstentions. |
| Four of those six abstentions were members of the Latino Caucus, including its chairman, Marco Antonio Firebaugh. |
