[EL] Interesting 82% super-majority rule in Chicago redistricting

[Dan Johnson]

The City of Chicago has an interesting procedural rule for redistricting,
designed to forge consensus: 82% of all aldermen must vote for a new map as
any 20% of the body (10 of 50 aldermen) may put a competing map on the
ballot.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120118/BLOGS02/120119782/new-ward-map-backed-by-emanuel-looks-likely-to-pass-thursday
 is a news quip about the latest developments.

Anyone else aware of a similar procedural rule that empowers a minority and
thus creates a super-majority threshold in the redistricting context?

Dan

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