On February 15, the Michigan House Elections Committee held a hearing on several bills to eliminate elections for statewide educational posts. According to this Detroit News article, Democrats in the legislature oppose the idea, and because the bills need a two-thirds vote in the legislature, they are unlikely to pass. Thanks to John Anthony LaPietra for the link.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Two thirds is not legitimate. Only 50% plus one vote is lowest legitimate threshold for majority.
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The *bills* are joint resolutions for proposed state const amdts — thus the 2/3 requirement.
See also BAN Feb 13, 2018
No excuse for 2/3rds vote. Two thirds majority threshold is always wrong, no exceptions.
See USA Const Art V — model for State Const Amdt process in many States
IE the DEAD hand of the past prevents reforms —
political pressure cooker gets worse and worse and worse.
See lead up to 1861-1865 — about 750,000 DEAD on both sides.
13th Amdt barely passed in USA H Reps in Jan 1865 – dubious ratified in Dec 1865.