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A suit was brought against Santander alleging a violation of the FDCPA. Santander claimed it was not a "debt collector" under the terms of the act because it was seeking to collect on debts that it had purchased, rather than attempting to collect as a third-party. [2] The District Court and Fourth Circuit ruled in Santander's favor.
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago all have veto power, [65] as does the mayor of Washington, D.C. [66] The mayor of Houston, however, does not. [65] [67] The proportion of council votes required to override a veto is most commonly 2/3 as in the federal system, although in San Diego a 5/8 vote is required. [68]
A two-thirds majority of both chambers is required to override a presidential veto. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] A two-thirds vote of both chambers of Congress voting separately is required to designate the vice president as acting president in the event that a majority of the Cabinet certifies that the president is "unable to discharge the powers and duties ...
The Republican-led state Senate voted in September to override the veto, which requires a two-thirds majority vote, but the Assembly — where the GOP majority falls short of two-thirds — did ...
The president exercises a check over Congress through their power to veto bills, but Congress may override any veto (excluding the so-called "pocket veto") by a two-thirds majority in each house. When the two houses of Congress cannot agree on a date for adjournment, the president may settle the dispute.
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The state Senate voted 26-14 to override Kelly's veto of a package of income, sales and property tax cuts worth about $1.5 billion over the next three years, but that was one vote short of the ...
If the president vetoes a bill, the Congress shall reconsider it (together with the president's objections), and if both houses of the Congress vote to pass the law again by a two-thirds majority of members voting, then the bill becomes law, notwithstanding the president's veto. (The term "override" is used to describe this process of ...