amendatory

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In addition, approximately 30 percent of governors have the power of an amendatory veto, which allows them to send a bill back to the legislature and request a specific amendment to it.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Earlier this month, Gov. Bruce Rauner tried to accommodate those schools by tacking an amendatory veto onto another bill.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2018

Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite it.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2017

The amendatory veto was overturned by the Senate on Sunday.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2017

If he does not, or if Congress refuses to pass the amendatory law, it will serve as eye-water for their constituents.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson