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2 unusual facts about Supermajority


Supermajority

Scotland first got the opportunity to vote in a referendum on proposals for devolution in 1979, and though a majority of those voting voted 'Yes', the referendum legislation also required 40% of the electorate to vote 'Yes' for the plans to be enacted.

The impeachment procedure was last used in 2010, when Judge Thomas Porteous was removed from office.


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Approval voting

In the 13th through 18th centuries, the Republic of Venice elected the Doge of Venice using a multi-stage process that featured random selection and voting which allowed approval of multiple candidates and required a supermajority.

Manila City Council

The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

Predicted effects of the FairTax

Congressman John Linder, the bill sponsor, is considering adding language to H.R. 25 during the 111th Congress that would require a supermajority vote of Congress to exempt any industry from the tax.


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