The fact that such ratification was required where water works were to be erected, and that no mention was made of a vote where the city contracted with a corporation for such surpose, clearly evinces an intent on the part of the legislature to permit the city to make a contract for a limited term without appealing to the people for their assent.
Some ERA proponents believe the 1972 language remains constitutionally viable and that only three additional state ratifications are required for the amendment to be adopted, while others believe that Congress must start from scratch since the ratification deadline passed in 1982.
A majority is required for ratification.
Mandatory referendums also very often originate from governmental authorities entitled to bring forward proposals for which ratification by a referendum vote is required, particularly in the case of constitutional amendments or matters of state sovereignty, territory, or identity.
Under Section 204(d), where a vote of stockholders is required to approve the ratification of a corporate act, notice of the meeting at which the proposed ratification will be considered is required to be given to all holders of valid stock and putative stock, whether voting or non-voting, as of both (a) the record date for notice of meeting and (b) the time of the defective corporate act.
Ratification of the treaty by all the European Union countries is required for it to become law, so the Irish rejection stopped the treaty in its tracks.
Tyler submitted his Texas-US treaty for annexation to the US Senate, delivered April 22, 1844, where a two-thirds majority was required for ratification.
For example, some number of state or provincial legislatures may be required to consent to the ratification of amendments passed by the federal legislature.
He still delayed as much as he could, but was required, in July 1868, to report the ratifications making the amendment part of the Constitution.
They argue that unlimited debate was never envisioned by the Constitution, and that supermajorities were required only in unusual cases, like overriding a veto or treaty ratification.
But any agreement requiring U.S. Senate ratification is a dead end.
