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Connecticut Gubernatorial Approval and Veto Process for Legislation Amendment (1934)
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| Topic State executive powers and duties and State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Connecticut Gubernatorial Approval and Veto Process for Legislation Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 6, 1934. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish processes in which:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish processes in which:
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Election results
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43,181 | 78.15% | ||
| No | 12,071 | 21.85% | ||
Measure design
This constitutional amendment created the following veto process when a governor objects to a bill passed by the General Assembly:
- the governor has five days, excluding Sundays and federal holidays, to submit objections to the secretary of state, otherwise the bill becomes law;
- if the General Assembly is adjourned sine die, then the governor has fifteen calendar days to submit their objection, otherwise the bill becomes law;
- and, if an objection is submitted on-time, both houses of the General Assembly can reconsider and vote on the bill.
The amendment does not impair the powers given to the governor by Article XXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Gubernatorial Approval and Veto Process for Legislation Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Each bill which shall have passed both houses of the General Assembly shall be presented to the governor. If he shall approve, he shall sign and transmit it to the secretary of the state, but, if he shall disapprove, he shall transmit it to the secretary with his objections, and the secretary shall thereupon return the bill to the house in which it originated with the governor's objections, which shall be entered on the journal of the house, which shall proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, that house shall again pass it, it shall be sent with the objections to the other house, which shall also reconsider it. If approved, it shall be a law and be transmitted to the secretary; but, in such case, the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays and the names of the members voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively. In case the governor shall not transmit the bill to the secretary, either with his approval or with his objections, within five calendar days, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, after the same shall have been presented to him, it shall be a law at the expiration of that period unless the General Assembly shall then have adjourned sine die, in which case the bill shall be a law unless the governor shall, within fifteen calendar days after the same shall have been presented to him, transmit it to the secretary with his objections, in which case it shall not be a law. Bills may be presented to the governor after the adjournment sine die of the General Assembly, and the General Assembly may by law consistent with this amendment regulate the time and method of performing all ministerial acts necessary or incidental to the administration of this amendment. This amendment shall not impair the powers granted to the governor by Article XXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Connecticut Constitution
In Connecticut, a constitutional amendment can be referred to the ballot after one legislative session or two legislative sessions depending on the vote count.
When an amendment receives a 75% vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment goes on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 114 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 27 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
When an amendment receives a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment must pass during two successive legislative sessions to go on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 19 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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