MGT. COUNCIL OF LEGISLATURE v. GERINGER

No. 97-307.

953 P.2d 839 (1998)

The MANAGEMENT COUNCIL OF the WYOMING LEGISLATURE, and the following designated members of the Management Council in their capacities as duly-elected members of the Wyoming State Senate and State House of Representatives and as taxpayers and citizens of the State of Wyoming; Robert Grieve, Bruce Hinchey, Henry "Hank" Coe, James Twiford, Guy Cameron, Mark Harris, Tom Kinnison, Peg Shreve, Eli Bebout, Louise Ryckman and Leo Garcia, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Jim GERINGER, Governor of the State of Wyoming, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan J. Pauli and David K. Gruver (argued), Legislative Service Office, Cheyenne, for Appellants.

William U. Hill, Attorney General and Michael L. Hubbard (argued), Deputy Attorney General, for Appellee.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and LEHMAN, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The significant substantive question certified to this Court by the district court is whether the Governor has constitutional authority to veto portions of a bill which makes appropriations, but which does not make any appropriation in the portion of the bill that is vetoed. A threshold question is whether the plaintiffs in this declaratory judgment action have standing to pursue that remedy. In an effort to add focus to the standing question, this...

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