As many as six of Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's vetoes could be overridden Monday by the Democratic-controlled legislature.
No votes had been taken as of 1:30 p.m., and lawmakers were still discussing the issues behind closed doors.
The legislature's annual veto session started Monday morning with the adoption of rules for the one-day session. The state House of Representatives passed the rules, and then sent them upstairs to the Senate. The rules passed on a voice vote shortly after 11:30 a.m. The Senate then went into recess at about 11:40 a.m. in order to prepare the bills for the remainder of the day.
As of Monday morning, lawmakers were still unsure whether they would override Rell's veto of three additional off-track betting outlets in Manchester, New London, and Windham. That bill had passed during the regular session by 99 to 43 in the House, which is short of the 101 needed to override a veto. The measure also passed by 24 to 11 in the Senate. On Monday, lawmakers would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers to override Rell's veto.
Rell rejected the proposal, saying that off-track betting outlets should not be approved on a piecemeal basis in three out of the 169 cities and towns.
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