CONFIRMATION: COUNTDOWN to Saturday 10/05/18 @ 4:30 pm EST....So, what the heck is a "CLOTURE VOTE"? The "cloture" vote puts the Senate on a 30 hour debate timer. This is a procedural vote on the Kavanaugh nomination which allows both parties to continue debates for 30 hours without possibility of an endless filabuster. The vote took place and passed Friday at around 10:30 a.m. EDT. This makes way for Kavenaugh’s final confirmation vote Somewhere around Saturday 10/06/18 at 4:30 pm EST.  **Title correction: should read 10/06/2018 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/05/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-when-senate-vote/1528951002/