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Council fails to override mayor's veto of humane encampment response ordinance
Minneapolis City Council · January 16, 2026
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Summary
The City Council failed to override the mayor's veto of the humane encampment response ordinance; the clerk explained an override requires nine votes and the roll call returned 7–6 in favor of the council's prior decision, which was insufficient to adopt the ordinance.
The Minneapolis City Council considered automatic reconsideration of its prior passage of a "humane encampment response" ordinance after the mayor returned the ordinance with objections. The city clerk explained that an override requires two-thirds of the council…
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