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The governor of Guam has a package veto power and a line-item veto power, both of which can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the legislature. [46] The governor also has a pocket veto that cannot be overridden. [50] The governor of the CNMI has a package veto and a line-item veto over appropriation bills. [53]
The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any decision other than a "procedural" decision.
The executive power to veto legislation is one of the main tools that the executive has in the legislative process, along with the proposal power. [2] It is most commonly found in presidential and semi-presidential systems. [3] In parliamentary systems, the head of state often has either a weak veto power or none at all. [4]
Talarico said vetoes that add or restore funds to the adopted budget are illegal. Citing Article 8, Section 6, of the Erie County Home Rule Charter, Talarico said a county executive can only veto ...
North Carolina Democrats broke Republican legislators' supermajority in the House, giving the new governor, Josh Stein, more veto power.. In the past year, Republicans in the House and Senate have ...
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 ...
The impact goes beyond legislation passed and veto power, Prather said. “The shift in tone and attitude, down in the legislature completely changed,” Prather said. “So, when Republicans have ...
Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 430). March 2, 1867: Vetoed H.R. 1143, an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Overridden by House on March 2, 1867, 138–51 (126 votes needed). Overridden by Senate on March 2, 1867, 38–10 (32 votes needed). Enacted over the president's veto (14 Stat. 432).