voteRequirement
P3460
predicate
Indicates the minimum level or type of vote needed for a decision, action, or status to be valid or approved.
Observed surface forms (24)
- votingRequirement ×6
- requiredMajority ×5
- electionRequirement ×3
- amendmentRequirement ×1
- amendmentThreshold ×1
- commissionVoteThreshold ×1
- hasMajorityRequirementForPassage ×1
- higherVoteRequirementFor ×1
- majorityRequirementFirstTwoBallots ×1
- majorityRequirementThirdBallot ×1
- minimumVotesPerState ×1
- requiredVotesForAmendments ×1
- requiredVotesForMajorDecisions ×1
- requiresBallot ×1
- requiresForFederalMajority ×1
- specialMajorityRequirement ×1
- strongerApprovalRequiredFor ×1
- unanimityProcedureThreshold ×1
- voteThreshold ×1
- voterApprovalThreshold ×1
- votingRequirementProceduralMatters ×1
- votingRequirementSubstantiveMatters ×1
- votingThreshold ×1
- votingThresholdForApproval ×1
Sample triples (37)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| 1978 papal conclave | two-thirds of votes via predicate surface "requiredMajority" ⓘ |
| 2005 papal conclave | two-thirds majority via predicate surface "requiredMajority" ⓘ |
| Acerbo Law | 25 percent of valid national votes via predicate surface "voteThreshold" ⓘ |
| Alaska Senate | simple majority of members present via predicate surface "hasMajorityRequirementForPassage" ⓘ |
| Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan | majority of those present via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |
| Articles of Confederation | unanimous consent of the states via predicate surface "amendmentRequirement" ⓘ |
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ASP
surface form:
Assembly of States Parties
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two-thirds majority for important decisions via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |
| Belgian party system | coalitions across language groups via predicate surface "requiresForFederalMajority" ⓘ |
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Bundesrat
surface form:
Bundesrat (Germany)
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3 via predicate surface "minimumVotesPerState" ⓘ |
| Constitution of Florida | 60 percent via predicate surface "voterApprovalThreshold" ⓘ |
| Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 | qualified majority in the Sejm and Senate via predicate surface "amendmentThreshold" ⓘ |
| Constitutional amending formula | approval by the Senate and House of Commons and all provincial legislative assemblies via predicate surface "unanimityProcedureThreshold" ⓘ |
| Enabling Act of 1933 | two-thirds majority via predicate surface "requiredMajority" ⓘ |
| Expansion Era Committee | 75 percent of votes via predicate surface "votingThreshold" ⓘ |
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Federal Convention
surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)
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absolute majority of members via predicate surface "majorityRequirementFirstTwoBallots" ⓘ |
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Federal Convention
surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)
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relative majority of votes cast via predicate surface "majorityRequirementThirdBallot" ⓘ |
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Federal Council
surface form:
Federal Council (Austria)
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certain constitutional laws affecting federal states via predicate surface "strongerApprovalRequiredFor" ⓘ |
| Federal Open Market Committee | simple majority of voting members ⓘ |
| House of Deputies | concurrence with House of Bishops required for most legislation ⓘ |
| House simple resolution | simple majority of members present and voting unless otherwise specified via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |
| Impeachment of the President of India | special majority via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |
| Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich | two-thirds majority of the Reichstag via predicate surface "requiredMajority" ⓘ |
| Master Mason | unanimous or near-unanimous vote for advancement (in most jurisdictions) via predicate surface "requiresBallot" ⓘ |
| National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform | 14 of 18 members via predicate surface "votingThresholdForApproval" ⓘ |
| Pope | two-thirds majority of cardinals present via predicate surface "electionRequirement" ⓘ |
| President of the Senate of Spain | absolute majority in the first ballot via predicate surface "electionRequirement" ⓘ |
| President of the Senate of Spain | simple majority in the second ballot if needed via predicate surface "electionRequirement" ⓘ |
| Senate of Jamaica | required for certain constitutional amendments via predicate surface "specialMajorityRequirement" ⓘ |
| Simpson–Bowles deficit reduction plan | 14 of 18 members required for formal recommendation via predicate surface "commissionVoteThreshold" ⓘ |
| Sudanese parliament | constitutional amendments via predicate surface "higherVoteRequirementFor" ⓘ |
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Resolution 181 (II)
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II)
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Two-thirds majority of members present and voting via predicate surface "requiredMajority" ⓘ |
| United Nations Human Rights Council | absolute majority of General Assembly members via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |
| United Nations Security Council | 9 affirmative votes via predicate surface "votingRequirementProceduralMatters" ⓘ |
| United Nations Security Council | 9 affirmative votes including concurring votes of all permanent members via predicate surface "votingRequirementSubstantiveMatters" ⓘ |
| United States in Congress Assembled | 9 of 13 states via predicate surface "requiredVotesForMajorDecisions" ⓘ |
| United States in Congress Assembled | unanimous consent of the states via predicate surface "requiredVotesForAmendments" ⓘ |
| emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly | two-thirds majority of members present and voting for important questions via predicate surface "votingRequirement" ⓘ |