Veto

Executive rejection of a legislative proposal or joint resolution submitted for legal approval. Should an executive reject a measure, it can attain legal status only if the House and Senate individually vote (by a two-thirds majority) to overturn the rejection. An alternative type of executive rejection – an indirect rejection – happens if the legislature has concluded its session and cannot reconvene, and the executive fails to approve the legislative proposal within the mandated ten-day timeframe (excluding Sundays).

Adjournment Sine Die

A recess that concludes a yearly sitting of the legislative body. A “sine die” (“without day”) cessation establishes no date for reconvening, thus the legislative assembly will not gather again until the commencement of the subsequent session. Pursuant to the foundational document, a sine die termination (unless the next session is imminent) necessitates the accord of both legislative houses, achieved via the passage of a concurrent declaration, which in current practice also empowers heads of either house to reconvene its sitting if circumstances necessitate.