He gets a decisive vote, but not the last word.
Tom Corbett, the state attorney general, cast the decisive vote.
The action sets the stage for a decisive vote in the Senate next week.
And if all else fails, groups can hire a lawyer before a decisive vote is taken.
The owners presumably will take the decisive vote at their meetings in Atlanta a month from now.
One justice, who cast the decisive vote, was excoriated for his role.
It was passed by the district's board with a single decisive vote.
Then, on June 24, the full commission will make the decisive vote.
"Virginia voters cast a decisive vote for change," he said in a statement.
Today's surprisingly decisive vote will give the agency's critics great leverage over its future.