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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE v. LOWRY

No. 63055-1.

931 P.2d 885 (1997)

131 Wash.2d 309

The WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE; Sid Snyder; and Brian Ebersole, Appellants, v. Mike LOWRY, Governor of the State of Washington; State of Washington, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vandeberg & Johnson, Elvin J. Vandeberg, Clifford D. Foster, Jr., Jamie L. Siegel, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, for appellants.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Maureen Hart, Solicitor General, Olympia, for respondents.

TALMADGE, Justice.

Governor Mike Lowry vetoed portions of bills enacted in the 1994 session of the Legislature. Rather than overriding the vetoes, the Legislature filed a declaratory judgment action in the Thurston County Superior Court seeking to invalidate them. The Legislature asked the court to establish limiting parameters of the Governor's veto authority under article III, section 12 of the Washington Constitution....

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