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Yea: 18, Nay: 15: Not Voting: 6 The measure fails despite more Yea than Nay votes. The California State Senate has 40 seats and always require 21 votes to pas
by andymcsherry 7y ago
Yea: 18, Nay: 15: Not Voting: 6
The measure fails despite more Yea than Nay votes. The California State Senate has 40 seats and always require 21 votes to pass. Vacancies (currently 1), absences and abstentions don't appear to affect the denominator of the 51% threshold. As a result, Not Voting is essentially a disguised no vote.
- harryh 7y agoNot Voting is essentially a disguised no vote. This is such a lame rule. People wanting to vote no should have to say so and vacancies shouldn't make it harder for bills to pass.