CONCORD — In my last session report of June 4, like 400 other representatives, I left the House floor with the knowledge that the next time we would meet, as typical, would be in the fall for “Veto Override Day.”
Over the past four decades, Veto Day has occurred during the months of September or October. With that information in hand, many representatives then began to plan summer vacations, family reunions, trips to conferences and other activities. But alas, that changed this year with limited advance notice.
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