Cenarrusa v. Andrus

BISTLINE, Justice.

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This appeal involves questions of a governor’s vetoes of two bills passed by the Idaho Legislature in 1976 and forwarded to the Governor for his consideration only after the close of the legislative session. The precise question applicable to both bills is whether the Governor’s vetoes were ineffective because not within the time limitation placed upon his veto power by Article 4, § 10, Idaho Constitution, the relevant portions of which are:

§ 10. VETO POWER. — Every bill passed by the legislature shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor. If he approve,…