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Miller had gone to Democrat Give DuVal and reported that he would be gone the day the Equal Rights Amendment was scheduled for vote in the Senate. According to Guest, Miller asked that the matter be taken up either earlier or later, not an unusual request. “Legislators get up all the time and ask that a bill be passed over for the dav.”
Miller’s request for rescheduling the vote was not granted and the Senator from Bridgewater subsequently received harsh criticism for ERA’s defeat. Miller had preyiously stated his intention to vote against the measure as had 49 other Senators. With 50 for ERA and 50 against, Lt. Governor Richard Davis would have been called upon to break the deadlock and ha indicated he would vote for the amendment. With 51 votes needed for passage in the Senate, Miller’s absence (he was out of state on personal business) meant ERA’s death in a vote of 50 in favor and 49 against.
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