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How many votes did the Senate need to override the presidential veto, and how many senators and representatives voted to override the veto?

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A two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate is required to override a presidential veto. The exact number depends on how many representatives vote; therefore, the actual number is subject to chance
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The Senate needed a two-thirds majority to override the presidential veto. The final vote in the Senate was 68 to 25 in favor of overriding the veto, and the final House vote was 331 to 83.

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Plato

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