Legislative- leaders mirroring several proposals put forth by the nonprofit California Forward-Thursday unveiled plans to overhaul state government, the linchpin of which is asking voters to allow a simple majority of lawmakers to pass a budget. They need a two-thirds vote -- including some Republicans in both houses -- to put the question to voters in November. Technical details must still be worked out when legislative hearings begin this month. The effort was declared "dead on arrival" by the Republican leadership and may also draw criticism from some liberal Democrats who want to lower the majority threshold for tax increases.
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