This vote was, however, 600 short of the total majority required.
Today's vote, which was a first reading, required only a simple majority.
That bill would require only a simple majority to pass.
Vermont law at the time required a majority to win an office.
A second referendum in 2004 was passed by the majority required.
The resolutions required a simple majority to be passed through.
Massachusetts law at the time required a majority for election.
His plan would require only a simple majority, or 26 votes, in the Council.
Today's vote, by contrast, required a simple majority to pass.
The proposition required a simple majority in order to pass, and would have taken effect the day after the election.