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Ulster County committee rejects change to petition-to-discharge rule after heated debate
Summary
The laws, rules and government services committee considered a proposal to raise the signature threshold required for a petition to discharge but voted it down 0–6 after lengthy debate about minority rights, committee function and timing of rule changes.
The Ulster County Legislature's Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee voted 0–6 on May 15 to reject a proposed rule change that would raise the signature threshold required to file a petition to discharge a committee-rejected resolution.
The proposal, sponsored by Legislator Alexander Collins, would have replaced the current requirement—calculated as 75% of the minority caucus—with a fixed majority number of legislators. Collins characterized the change as intended to ensure broader support before bringing defeated committee items to the full floor.
“This is the opposite of that. The minority caucus actually has more influence and power in committee than it does in session,” said Legislator…
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