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At the federal level, a '''veto override''' is the process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a [[bill]] [[veto|vetoed]] by the [[President]]. To pass a bill over the President's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each [[Chamber]]. Historically, [[Congress]] has overridden fewer than ten percent of all [[presidential veto]]es.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

At the federal level, a '''veto override''' is the process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a [[bill]] [[veto]]ed by the [[President]]. To pass a bill over the President's objections requires a two-thirds vote in each [[Chamber]]. Historically, [[Congress]] has overridden fewer than ten percent of all [[presidential veto]]es.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

State legislatures can also override a veto by their governors using a similar process.

State legislatures can also override a veto by their governors using a similar process.