Montana Code 7-3-214. Veto power
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7-3-214. Veto power. The executive may:
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- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(1)veto ordinances and resolutions, subject to override by a majority plus one of the whole number of the commission;
(2)veto ordinances and resolutions, subject to override by a two-thirds vote of the commission; or
(3)sign all ordinances and resolutions with no veto power.