Sentences with phrase «legislative supermajority»

The most obvious solution would be to pass new enabling legislation (SB 32), but any extension that includes government - run auctions — a critical element in political terms — would likely require a 2/3 legislative supermajority under Proposition 26.

These commonly require a legislative supermajority: in consequence any significant alteration in the existing constitutional arrangements is normally preceded by an often protracted period of scrutiny and consensus building.

The head of the office would be appointed by a 13 - member legislative supermajority and would not answer directly to the county executive.

There are also 14 states with legislative supermajority (usually three - fifths or two - thirds of the legislature) and voter approval requirements for new taxes.

Not exact matches

President Obama has had to resort to executive steps on climate change, like writing new carbon dioxide regulations, because the path to even modest legislative solutions (as on so many other issues) is blocked by the inevitability of filibusters under the the 60 - vote supermajority in the Senate.

Second, senators need to stop talking about «60 votes» as though it's in the Constitution that the U.S. Senate — unlike every other legislative body on the planet — has a supermajority requirement.