This week's question was, How many state legislatures define a quorum as two-thirds of legislators?

You answered: 2.
The correct answer was 4.

Four states define a quorum as two-thirds of legislators: Indiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas.

In Indiana and Tennessee, Republicans control more than two-thirds of the seats in both chambers, reducing the likelihood of a walkout.

But Republicans in Oregon and Democrats in Texas control more than one-third of the seats in both chambers, giving them the power to prevent a quorum.

And they have: in Oregon, there have been eight walkouts since 2000, and Texas has had three.

Indiana had one noteworthy walkout in 2011, over laws relating to union laws. This was back when Democrats controlled more than one-third of the seats.

And Wisconsin also had one noteworthy walkout, also relating to union laws. While Wisconsin regularly defines a quorum as a simple majority, this legislation was part of a budget bill, which requires three-fifths of legislators to be present.

Click here to view Ballotpedia's coverage of the current walkout in Oregon and other walkouts nationwide.

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