When the governor of the northern state of Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, took a draft law on the agency’s budget approved by the legislative body, he achieved a veto in two goods. At least, that was his intention. Instead, he accidentally composed $ 35 million in the state’s housing budget.
Now the state discovers how to deal with the extraordinary problem of the wrong veto.
“I have nothing like this happening in 37 years I was here,” said John Purinson, Director of the Legislative Council. “So, yes, I say it’s a little unusual.”
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Armstrong was not the only ruler who may be the veto in this week’s line. Late Wednesday, the governor of Nebraska Jim Bellin announced that it would strike about $ 47 million of funding and cash transfers over the next two years of budget bills approved by the Legislative Council in Nebraska last week. These cuts included about $ 12 million over two years of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
However, Thursday afternoon, the head of the legislative body, John Arch, announced that the body would send a message to Billin, a Republican colleague, and informed him that he missed the deadline for a period of 5 days, which came at midnight Wednesday, to present the veto in linear elements correctly and that the line elements are now law. Belllen’s office answered that he dealt with the veto correctly and will consult with the state’s public prosecutor about the following steps.
In North Dakota, the governor staff called his veto in the housing budget in the 2014 Senate Bill that it was a coding error. Armstrong staff met the Legislative Council on Thursday morning to discuss options.
“This was a sincere mistake, and we will be reconciled,” read a statement from the ruler’s office.
Armstrong, a Republican who served three periods in Congress, was elected governor in 2024. The legislative session was postponed earlier in the month was his first ruler.
In a letter accompanying the veto, Armstrong wrote that he was intending to veto against $ 150,000 to finance the position of original American displacement. The veto in the budget will lead to July 1.
Purinson said that what happens after that is largely due to the ruler, but the legislative body is likely to need to re -enjoy in Bismarck with a special session. The ruler’s office said that he will contact a special session if necessary, but he hopes to “avoid expenses.”
If the legislative body exceeds the veto, this will include financing the grant that Armstrong wanted the strike. Purinson said that if the legislative body wants to finance the housing budget of only $ 35 million, legislators may need to pass a new bill, which may take up to three days.
The Legislative Council is available six days to use a 80 -day session, and the special session can open the opportunity to overcome other veto by the governor. The ruler objected to all or parts of four bills for this session.
