Legislative Council v. Knowles

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

During a special session, the Alaska legislature overrode Governor Tony Knowles’s veto of a bill that it had passed in regular session. The governor sued the Legislative Council, claiming that the legislature’s override vote was untimely and did not affect his veto. The superior court agreed, declaring the override vote invalid and the veto effective. The Council argues that the Alaska Constitution barred the governor from filing this suit and that the superior court thus erred in deciding the governor’s claim on its merits. We conclude that the Council’s argument has…