Sentences with phrase «supermajority approval»

The ones that failed generally exceeded the state tax increase cap and didn't receive the supermajority approval needed.

With a low turnout, Niagara Falls school district voters approved a $ 140.9 million budget with an easy supermajority approval of 77.5 percent.

Meanwhile, there are 95 school districts that have negative tax levy limits, which requires them to not hike property taxes from a year ago without the supermajority approval.

Not exact matches

In addition, supermajority voting provisions proposed require the approval of two - thirds of the board and outstanding stock to appoint an individual who was previously an officer of the company as CEO.

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

Districts whose proposed spending plans override their individual caps can gain voter approval only by mustering a supermajority of 60 percent or better in the May budget vote.

Language placed into these rules in 2013 says they can only be changed with the approval of a supermajority of 38 members.

In some cases, districts are allowed to exceed the mandate without obtaining a supermajority voter approval because some expenses, such as pensions and capital costs, are exempt.

Despite approval from two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, the bill failed to capture a supermajority vote, which would have prevented the legislation from being vetoed by County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican.

Minority Democrats argue for a position outside the executive's supervision, subject to approval by a supermajority of the legislature and protected by contract from firing.

Supermajority votes are established to prevent dominance by one political party or majority parties in both the commission and the legislature for approval of district lines.