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
The amendatory veto was overturned by the Senate on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2017
This year, lawmakers in Montana rejected an amendatory veto that attempted to reduce legislative expenses.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
The act of which this bill was intended as amendatory was passed during the existence of the war.
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes
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