Virgil Villers Virgil Villers is an Ohio artist who holds a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture. Characterized by elongated shapes, a Virgil Villers sculpture often features playful figures of both human and animal form caught in an interplay of whimsy and allegory. Concern for the environment and the balancing act between man and nature is a reoccurring theme.
The repeated use of terms like âshort of the 60 votes neededâ or âIt takes 60 votesâ or â60 votes are neededâ to pass a bill in the Senate certainly gives that impression.
To override a presidential veto, a supermajority vote of two-thirds of the voting members of each house, the House of Representatives and the Senate, is required. There are 435 voting representatives in the House. If all these representatives voted, it would take 2/3rds of 435 = 290 votes to override a veto. In the Senate, it also takes a 2/3rds of 100 members = 67 votes to override a veto. (But if only 90 actually voted, then it would take only 2/3 of 90 = 60 votes to override). Assuming all members turn out to vote, 290 (House) + 67 (Senate) = 357 total votes are required to override a presidential veto.