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NC lawmakers override veto of boat-towing rule

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Published: August 27, 2008

RALEIGH
For the first time in state history, North Carolina lawmakers have voted to override a governor's veto.
Members of the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly today to override Gov. Mike Easley's rejection of a new law easing the restrictions on the towing of boats.
Easley rejected a measure approved last month that allows boats up to 10 feet wide to be towed without a permit. The new law also allows boats up to 9 1/2 feet wide to be towed at night.
House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman said lawmakers tried to work out a compromise with Easley before today's vote, but were unsuccessful.
North Carolina lawmakers have never overridden a veto since the state's governors were given the power in 1996.

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