AUGUSTA, Maine -- With a final Senate vote on an eastern Maine race track casino pending, Gov. John Baldacci said Thursday he remained committed to vetoing the bill if it lacks the supermajority vote needed to override his objection.
"If it does" surpass the two-thirds majority, "I'll sign it," the governor said.
A 21-11 Senate enactment vote Thursday afternoon lacked by a thin margin the support the governor demanded, but the bill was held for one more vote that could have come as early as Thursday night.
The previous night, the House voted 97-48 to give final approval to the racino measure, barely a two-thirds majority. Supermajorities in both the House and Senate would be needed to override a gubernatorial veto.
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