Sentences with phrase «by a simple majority council»

The legal analysis in Yonkers is that there are two ways to overturn term limits — one by a referendum, and one by a simple majority council vote.

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The European Council may decide by a simple majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, not to convene a Convention should this not be justified by the extent of the proposed amendments.

If the European Council, after consulting the European Parliament and the Commission, adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the European Council shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments, of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, of the European Parliament and of the Commission.

Article 48 of the Lisbon treaty allows for changes to the treaty - The proposal would need to be accepted by a simple majority of the European Council and then needs to be ratified by all member states.

This conclusion is further supported, for example, by the explicit reference in Article 48 (3) TEU that the European Council shall decide by a «simple majority», or in Article 48 (6) TEU to the need for the European Council to decide by «unanimity».