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Rules committee approves change to legislative manual’s committee voting rule
Summary
The Rules Committee approved a resolution amending Article 3, Section A, 2C of the Orange County legislative manual to require four votes to send a committee item to the floor from the seven‑member Rules Committee, aligning written rules with long‑standing practice; the change does not alter quorum requirements.
The Orange County Legislature Rules Committee voted to amend Article 3, Section A, 2C of the legislative manual to require four affirmative votes from the seven‑member committee to approve a motion or legislation before sending it to the full Legislature.
Why this matters: Committee members said the change formally aligns the manual with a long‑standing practice in which a majority of committee members — rather than a simple majority of those present — has been…
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