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
This provision of Congress will render it necessary for our Senators or Delegates to apply for an amendatory law, accommodated to that prayed for in the petition.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
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