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The number required for passage of most bills and amendments. It amounts to half of the membership plus one. If a committee has 20 Members, a majority vote would be 11. The full House has 435 Members; therefore, a majority vote would be 218. The Senate has 100 Members; a majority vote there would be 51.
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A vote of more than half of the legislative body considering a measure. Constituted by 41 votes in the Assembly, and by 21 votes in the Senate.
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a majority of the Members who attend the meeting and do not choose to abstain
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A vote of more than half of the legislative body considering a measure. The full Assembly requires a majority vote of 41 and the full Senate requires 21, based on their memberships of 80 and 40 respectively.
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A vote where more than half the members present and voting vote in the affirmative (a majority is not 50 percent + 1 or 51 percent).
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