I see comments from time to time that imply that 216 NO votes are needed to defeat it. My understanding has been that 216 YES votes are required to pass it, and that it isn’t a matter of how many NO votes there are. In other words, if it’s 215 to 214, it still fails. Am I right or wrong?
Tom Delay said yesterday he’s looking for 216 NO votes.
Of course I don’t really know, but I’m under the impression its a margin of one vote needed amongst only the number in attendance. e.g. if there were only 401 members present, 201-200 would pass.