Votes

Question 1

How many votes are needed to pass a Bill?

Answer 1

Majority of the Total Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 2

How many votes are needed pass a Joint Resolution

Answer 2

Majority of Total Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 3

How many votes are needed to concur in Amendments by Other House

Answer 3

Majority of Total Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 4

How many votes are needed to place a Constitutional Amendment before the Voters? (Traditional Way)

Answer 4

3/5 of Total Membership
Senate - 24
Assembly - 48

Question 5

How many votes are needed to place a Constitutional Amendment before the Voters? (Alternate Way)

Answer 5

Majority of Total Membership in Two Successive Legislative Sessions (Years)
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 6

How many votes are needed to advance a bill or joint resolution from 2nd to 3rd Reading on the same day?

Answer 6

3/4 of Total Membership
Senate - 30
Assembly - 60

Question 7

How many votes are needed to override a veto?

Answer 7

2/3 Total Membership
Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Question 8

How many votes are needed for Advice and Consent (appointments)?

Answer 8

Appointments are confirmed by an absolute majority vote.

Only in the Senate - 21

Question 9

How many votes are needed to concur in Governor’s recommended amendments?

Answer 9

Majority of Total Membership

Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 10

How many votes are needed to pass a special or local law regulating internal affairs of a county or municipality?

Answer 10

2/3 Total Membership
Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Question 11

How many votes are needed to expel a member?

Answer 11

2/3 Total Membership
Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Question 12

How many votes are needed to pass a concurrent resolution?

Answer 12

Majority of Total Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 13

How many votes are needed to pass a formal one-house resolution?

Answer 13

Majority of Total Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 14

How many votes are needed to pass an informal resolution?

Answer 14

Simple Majority - Majority of those Voting

Question 15

How many votes are needed to override an absolute veto?

Answer 15

2/3 Authorized Members
Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Question 16

How many votes are needed to concur with the Governor’s Conditional Veto?

Answer 16

Majority of Authorized Membership
Senate - 21
Assembly - 41

Question 17

How many votes are needed to override a conditional veto?

Answer 17

2/3 Authorized Membership
Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Question 18

How many votes are needed to override a line-item veto?

Answer 18

Legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution by a 2/3 Majority Vote

Senate - 27
Assembly - 54

Overriding the veto can only restore the bill to its original form.

Question 19

How many votes are needed to override a Pocket Veto?

Answer 19

Legislature does not have the authority to override a pocket veto.

Question 20

How many votes are needed in an Assembly committee meeting to take action on a Bill?

Answer 20

Majority of Members Present

Question 21

How many votes are needed in a Senate committee meeting to amend a bill?

Answer 21

Majority of Authorized Membership