Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature think they have the votes to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a controversial bill restricting abortion access in the state. That appears to include the support of four moderate Republicans Cooper sought to cajole into siding with him.
Both chambers plan to vote on the override Tuesday — three days after Cooper rejected the bill during a rally across from the General Assembly building in downtown Raleigh. Republicans maintain a narrow veto-proof majority in both chambers of the General Assembly. If one Republican in either chamber votes to support the veto, the bill, Senate Bill 20, fails to become law. The bill would reduce the cutoff for many abortions from 20 weeks to 12 and add other restrictions to women seeking abortions and clinics seeking to provide them. On Monday, House Speaker Tim Moore’s communications director, Demi Dowdy, said Moore expects the full House GOP caucus to vote in favor of the effort. On Saturday, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said in a statement: “I look forward to promptly overriding his veto.” Berger doesn’t typically forecast the outcome of votes unless he has high confidence in the outcome. The comments suggest that Cooper may have failed to persuade one Republican to support his cause.
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