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Veto Override Requirements and Executive Success

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  • McGrath, Robert J.
  • Rogowski, Jon C.
  • Ryan, Josh M.

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Presidential systems around the world vary in the proportion of legislators required to override an executive veto. We argue that the nature of the override provision affects executive influence in policymaking; as the proportion needed to override a veto increases, so should executive influence. We leverage varying override requirements across the US states to conduct a comparative study of executive influence over budgetary outcomes. Using governors’ budget requests and enacted appropriations for fiscal years 1987–2011, we provide evidence that state legislatures better accommodate budgetary requests in states with higher override requirements. Further, governors whose preferences are extreme relative to the legislature are more likely to have their budgetary goals met in states with a higher veto threshold.

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  • McGrath, Robert J. & Rogowski, Jon C. & Ryan, Josh M., 2018. "Veto Override Requirements and Executive Success," Political Science Research and Methods, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(1), pages 153-179, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:pscirm:v:6:y:2018:i:01:p:153-179_00
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    1. Mahajan, Aseem & Pongou, Roland & Tondji, Jean-Baptiste, 2023. "Supermajority politics: Equilibrium range, policy diversity, utilitarian welfare, and political compromise," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 307(2), pages 963-974.

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