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Ronald Reagan signing a veto in 1988. In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law. 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.
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 ...
The legislative veto provision found in federal legislation took several forms. Some laws established a veto procedure that required a simple resolution passed by a majority vote of one chamber of Congress. Other laws required a concurrent resolution passed by both the House and the Senate. Some statutes made the veto process more difficult by ...
When sheriffs don't cooperate, ICE has to go out into the field, Hall said, which he's told can be dangerous for law enforcement. The votes to override the veto were largely partisan, but Democrat ...
Stitt, who is in his final term, said the Legislature’s override of SB 102 was a short-term win for lawmakers that allowed them to say they support law enforcement in an election year.
The City Council needed 10 votes to override Bass' veto, which she issued two weeks ago. On a 9-5 vote, the council agreed to accept the mayor's veto without a challenge.
Congress can override the veto via a 2/3 vote with both houses voting separately, after which the bill becomes law. [85] The president may also exercise a line-item veto on money bills . [ 85 ] The president does not have a pocket veto: once the bill has been received by the president, the chief executive has thirty days to veto the bill.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A bill that strips power from Democratic elected officials is now law in North Carolina. The North Carolina House voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the measure ...