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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 ...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed a bill Tuesday that would strip power away from incoming Democratic officials in favor of Republican officials and the GOP-controlled Legislature.
The time to invest in students over systems is now, and we encourage leaders in the General Assembly to override the Governor’s veto of House Bill 10 as soon as possible,” he wrote.
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.
The veto override vote on House Bill 10 is expected on Tuesday. The legislation also includes a provision requiring North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration officials .
Following a contentious vote by North Carolina’s Republican supermajority to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382, major changes are coming to the way the state runs ...
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".
They voted 70-46 to override the veto of the masking and campaign finance bill. The Senate held its votes Thursday afternoon, completing the final step required to enact the bills over Cooper’s ...