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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL v. KNOWLES

Nos. S-8143, S-8144.

988 P.2d 604 (1999)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Tony KNOWLES, Governor for the State of Alaska, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Finley and James P. Crawford, Legislative Affairs Agency, Division of Legal and Research Services, Juneau, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

James L. Baldwin, Assistant Attorney General, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

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...

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