Congress

The century-old process of rounding up votes on the House floor is about to get a makeover.

House Democrats have developed a new electronic process of tracking how members plan to vote on key pieces of legislation, replacing the previous system of using paper cards.

The electronic system, which is currently in the testing stage but which aides say will likely be employed on the next key vote for members, was spearheaded by the office of House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), House Democrats’ chief vote-counter.