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New Ballotpedia analysis finds 13 state legislative supermajorities exposed to breaking this year

Nathan Maxwell

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BallotpediaNew Ballotpedia analysis finds 13 state legislative supermajorities exposed to breaking this yearballotpedia.org

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In eight states holding legislative elections this year, fewer than 5% of seats would need to change party control to break an existing supermajority. We call those state supermajorities highly exposed to breaking. If a majority party loses its supermajority, they lose the ability to override a governor's veto without votes from the minority party. […]

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