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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Super Majority Needed for a Simple Majority

posted by on April 11 at 17:33 PM

The state Senate is great about keeping reporters posted on their voting docket as we head into the home stretch of the session. Sine Die (last day of the session) is April 22.

However, I keep waiting for the bill that lowers the hurdle for passing local school levies (from a 60 percent vote to a simple majority vote) to hit the Senate floor. The bill passed the House 79-19 in early March. Ironically, this vote itself needs to pass with a two-thirds majority in the Senate (33 yeas), as it did in the House, because it amends Washington’s Constitution. If it passes the legislature, a simple majority of voters would have to pass it as well.

This is a centerpiece item of the supermajority Dems’ agenda. Word from the Senate Democrats is that it might come up tonight. No word on whether they have the 33 votes lined up.

If it doesn’t come up tonight, “it better [come up tomorrow] … we’re running out of time,” one Dem staffer says.

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1

Not if we do an initiative to the legislature - than you only need 50 percent plus 1 vote.

Posted by Will in Seattle | April 11, 2007 5:58 PM
2

This inspired me to turn on TVW. There talking about the sex ed bill and its absolutely hilarious. I am pretty sure the last speaker was drunk.

Posted by Giffy | April 11, 2007 6:10 PM
3

If it was Pam, she probably was.

Posted by Will in Seattle | April 20, 2007 11:59 AM

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