Veto override

Why it matters

An override is the legislature's last word, and the hardest vote in politics. Re-passing a vetoed bill usually takes a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers, which means members of the governor's own party must vote against their governor, in public, on the record. That's why most overrides fail by a handful of votes: the math is brutal and the loyalty pressure is worse.

In the game

If the governor vetoes your bill, The Bill to Law Game's override mini-game has you hunting the last few votes one legislator at a time, with everything you've built on the line.

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