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

In a statement released Thursday, the lawmakers said the legislation does not include gun control measures proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner when he used his amendatory veto authority on gun legislation earlier this month.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 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

The request was granted, and on the next day Paterson submitted nine resolutions embodying important changes in the Articles of Confederation, but strictly amendatory in nature.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel