Tag: governor veto
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Ohio governor vetoes bill requiring photo ID for absentee voting
On June 24, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed legislation that would have required most voters to provide photo identification when either requesting or returning an absentee ballot. Currently, Ohio voters must provide either a copy of their state or federal photo ID or their driver's license number, state identification card number, or the last…
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North Carolina General Assembly overrides Governor's veto of bill opting state into federal education tax credit scholarship program
On June 3, 2026, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein's (D) veto of HB 87, titled the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), opting the state into the federal education tax credit scholarship program. Stein vetoed HB 87 on Aug. 6, 2025. In his 2025 veto message, Stein said, "Once the federal…
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Kentucky legislature overrides governor's veto on Medicaid work requirements bill
On April 14, 2026, the Kentucky General Assembly voted along party lines to override line item vetoes from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) of House Bill 2 and enshrined changes to Medicaid rules into state law. Beshear had vetoed several portions of the bill, including a requirement that Medicaid applicants demonstrate three months of compliance…
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Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring the state to lower SNAP payment error rate to 3% by December 2030.
On Feb. 20, Governor Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed House Bill 2206, which would have required the Arizona Department of Economic Security to lower the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rate to 3% or lower by December 30, 2030. This bill was introduced after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or H.R.1)…
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North Carolina governor vetoes bill opting into federal private school choice program
What's the story? Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed House Bill (HB) 87, titled the Educational Choice for Children Act, on Aug. 6. The bill was designed to opt North Carolina into the federal private school choice tax credit program passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA)…
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NC Gov. Stein vetoes REINS-style bill increasing legislative oversight of agency regulations
What’s the story? North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed House Bill 402, titled Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs, on June 27. HB 402 was designed to create legislative approval and agency board supermajority vote requirements for new agency rules with costs above stated thresholds. HB 402 now returns to the legislature, where both…
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Governors in states with divided government vetoed the most election legislation in 2023
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed more election-related bills than any other governor in 2023 in terms of total bills and the percentage of election-related bills introduced in her state. Hobbs vetoed 21 bills, or 29% of all election-related bills introduced in the Arizona legislature last year. Arizona has a divided government, with Republicans controlling…
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North Carolina governor vetoes elections bill
On Aug. 24, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed S747, a bill making a number of changes to the state's election laws. The bill includes provisions expanding the role of election observers, including allowing the chair of each political party in a county to appoint two registered voters of that county as election observers…
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R) vetoes four bills from June 26-July 2
Governor Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed four bills from June 26-July 2. The four bills are below: SB 284, which would have "required state agencies to buy vehicles that use ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels, as well as natural gas fuel, when possible." DeSantis did not provide a reason for the veto. As of July 2,…