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Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote of both chambers. All state and territorial governors have a similar veto power, as do some mayors and county executives. In many states and territories the governor has additional veto powers, including line-item, amendatory and reduction vetoes.
Just two years later, Lucey introduced the "editing veto". In this instance, the word "not" was removed in the phrase "not less than 50 percent", thus resulting in the opposite effect than desired by the legislature. [6] In 1983, an even more extreme version, the "pick-a-letter" or "Vanna White veto" was introduced.
Partial and amendatory vetoes are expressly forbidden. [82] The National Assembly can override the veto by a 2/3 majority of the members present. [83] Such overrides are rare: when the National Assembly overrode president Roh Moo-hyun's veto of a corruption investigation in 2003, it was the first override in 49 years. [84
It would bypass the mechanism in which a winner is chosen: the person who gets the most individual votes, not the person who receives the most state-awarded electoral votes. Keyssar was an ...
Override attempt failed in House on March 2, 1811, 33–55 (59 votes needed). April 3, 1812: Vetoed H.R. 81, an act for the trial of Causes pending in the respective District Courts of the United States, in case of the absence or disability of the Judges thereof. Override attempt failed in House on April 8, 1812, 26–70 (64 votes needed).
Even with an override, sp The House of Representatives is next to try a veto override on the $227 million Helene aid package which makes up just 13 of the first 132 pages of the proposal.
The Ohio House of Representatives voted to override Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68 on Wednesday in a 65-28 vote.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the Attorney General could suspend a deportation proceeding if the deportation would result in "extreme hardship". After making such a finding, the Attorney General would send a report to Congress, and either the House or Senate could veto the Attorney General's decision by majority vote.