Type of measure | Required fraction | ||||
veto | >1/2 | ||||
renew budget or other renewable bill | >1/2 | ||||
confirm executive team nominee | 2/5 | ||||
hold closed session of elect or delegate board | 2/3 | ||||
appoint a Judge or Parliamentarian | 2/3 | ||||
ratify major contract | 2/3 | ||||
refer vetoed resolution to referendum | 2/3 | ||||
modify procedure for expanding the franchise | 2/3 | ||||
modify procedure for expulsion after a trial | 2/3 | ||||
create or increase the power of a quasi-independent agency | 2/3 | ||||
tie or untie hands | 2/3 | ||||
raise vote threshold for council participation | 2/3 | ||||
lower vote threshold for council participation | >1/2 | ||||
declare certain officials medically incompetent or corrupt | 2/3 | ||||
declare elect boardmembers to have committed a serious crime | 2/3 | ||||
call an early election to the elect board (only applicable in Forum) | 2/3 | ||||
spend money outside of the collaborative budgeting procedure | 2/3 | ||||
borrow money | 2/3 | ||||
make an exception to the bylaws | 2/3 | ||||
other | 3/5 |
This threshold must be met separately by each house which passes a measure, and in a referendum if there is one.
If there is a greater-than-sign (>) before the required fraction, then the vote fraction must be strictly greater than the threshold in order for the measure to be adoped. Otherwise, the vote fraction must only be greater than or equal to the threshold.
Note that most ordinary measures will fall under "other" for which the threshold is 3/5 (it is not just a simple majority).
Special thresholds apply for amendments to the bylaws; see Amending these bylaws.