Voting

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines Thursday night to recommend that the full Senate reject the nomination of John Tower as defense secretary.

Here is how members of the California House delegation voted Friday on the highway and mass transit bill. Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer also voted for the measure.

Here is how the California congressional delegation voted in overriding President Reagan's veto of the trade bill: Democrats for: Anderson, Bates, Beilenson, Berman, Bosco, Boxer, Brown, Coelho, Dellums, Dixon, Dymally, Edwards, Fazio, Hawkins, Lantos, Lehman, Levine, Martinez, Matsui, Miller, Mineta, Panetta, Pelosi, Roybal, Stark, Torres, Waxman. Democrats against: None. Republicans for: Herger.

Here is how members of the California delegation voted on funding for the super collider research project. Democrats for--Beilenson, Berman, Boxer, Condit, Dellums, Dooley, Edwards, Lantos, Lehman, Martinez, Miller, Panetta, Pelosi, Roybal, Stark, Waters, Waxman. Republicans for--Campbell, Doolittle, Herger, Lewis, Lowery, McCandless, Rohrabacher, Thomas. Democrats against--Anderson, Brown, Dixon, Fazio, Levine, Matsui, Mineta, Torres.

Tony Meza has never voted. In his family, casting a ballot was always his father's job. But the patriarch is now suffering from Parkinson's disease, and he recently turned over to his son the duty of voting. "He told me, 'I want you to do this, it's your responsibility now. It's your turn,' " said Meza, a Lake Forest resident who is developmentally disabled. Meza, 51, took a step Tuesday toward becoming a voter.

Here are some numbers for voter information. One note of caution: The number is frequently busy, so be patient and leave yourself plenty of time: ABSENTEE BALLOTING: Applications for an absentee ballot are on the back of sample ballots. The deadline to request one by mail from the city election's office is April 13. Ballots must be received by the city by 8 p.m. on April 20. Here is the number to call for applications. Hours Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ivory Coast held a largely peaceful parliamentary election after a week dominated by political and ethnic bloodshed, but a protest boycott prevented polling in many parts of the Muslim north. Security was tight at flash points in the West African nation's main city, Abidjan, and in the north after the exclusion of Muslim former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara from the poll because of doubts about his nationality.

Here is how members of the California delegation voted on the proposal to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts: Democrats--Of the 26 Democrats, 23 voted against the cut. Two, Gary A. Condit (Ceres) and Calvin Dooley (Fresno), voted for it. Mel Levine (Santa Monica) did not vote. Republicans--Of the 19 Republicans, 16 voted for the cut. Voting against it were Randy (Duke) Cunningham (San Diego), Jerry Lewis (Redlands) and Bill Lowery (San Diego).

Here is how members of the California House delegation voted on the GOP's anti-crime bill: Democrats for: Condit GOP for: Baker, Bilbray, Bono, Calvert, Cox, Cunningham, Doolittle, Dornan, Dreier, Gallegly, Herger, Horn, Hunter, Kim, Lewis, McKeon, Moorhead, Packard, Pombo, Radanovich, Riggs, Rohrabacher, Royce, Seastrand, Thomas Democrats against: Beilenson, Berman, Brown, Dellums, Dixon, Dooley, Eshoo, Farr, Fazio, Filner, Harman, Lantos, Lofgren, Martinez, Miller, Mineta, Pelosi,

Here is how the California delegation voted on an amendment that would have thwarted a seven-day wait for handgun purchases: Democrats for--Condit Republicans for--Cunningham, Dannemeyer, Doolittle, Dornan, Dreier, Gallegly, Herger, Hunter, Lagomarsino, Lewis, Lowery, McCandless, Moorhead, Packard, Rohrabacher, Thomas Democrats against--Anderson, Beilenson, Berman, Boxer, Brown, Dellums, Dixon, Dooley, Dymally, Edwards, Fazio, Lantos, Lehman, Levine, Martinez, Matsui, Miller, Mineta,