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January 23, 1877: Vetoed H.R. 4350, an act to abolish the Board of Commissioners from the District of Columbia Police Department. Overridden by House on January 30, 1877, 159–78 (158 votes needed). Override attempt failed in Senate on February 6, 1877, 33–22 (37 votes needed).
The first state to adopt a line-item veto was Georgia, in 1861. [36] Pocket veto Any bill presented to a governor after a session has ended must be signed to become law. A governor can refuse to sign such a bill and it will expire. Such vetoes cannot be overridden. [35] The governors of 11 states and Puerto Rico have some form of pocket veto. [37]
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Though they didn't do as many as they did in 2023, state lawmakers attempted seven overrides of measures vetoed by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt this year. They were successful on five.
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two election bills and told Kansas lawmakers "to focus on real issues." She said one of the bills would disenfranchise voters.
According to scholars, Wisconsin has used four types of extraordinary partial vetoes. [5] The first, the "digit veto", was first used by Governor Patrick Lucey in 1973. In appropriation for $25 million, he vetoed the digit 2, resulting in an appropriation of $5 million. [5] Just two years later, Lucey introduced the "editing veto".
The state elections commission would be required to change the person's status on the state's official voter list within three business days and, likewise, restore the voting status in the same ...
As of 1975, 10 states' constitutions allowed the governor to reorganize state government departments subject to a legislative veto: Alaska, California, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont. Three states had statutes authorizing this procedure: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. [5]