Supermajority rule gave southern Democrats an effective veto over any presidential nominee for many years, until the rule's abolition at the 1936 Democratic National Convention. A majority vote, or more than half the votes cast, is a common voting basis. Instead of the basis of a majority, a supermajority can be specified using any fraction or percentage which is greater than one-half (i.e., 50%). It can also be called a qualified majority. Common supermajorities include three fifths (60%), two thirds (67%), and three quarters (75%). A two-thirds vote, when unqualified, means two-thirds or more of the votes cast. This voting basis
Hunting Quarters and operator of his own ship filed what was called an "Entry to Land" which gave him title to six hundred acres of land in what is now Sea Level, Carteret County, North Carolina. In order to keep his land he was required to occupy and use the land or it would be forfeited, thus "Hunting Quarters Plantions" was born. Captain John and his wife Ann Bell, daughter of Joseph Bell and Margaret, acquired large tracts of land on the north and south side of the Neuse River where they raised their children. They planted a number of orchards on