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Court Strikes Down Ohio Governor's Veto
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Aug 07, 2007 02:54pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 1, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ohio's highest court on Wednesday struck down Gov. Ted Strickland's veto of a bill on his first day in office, saying his action came two days past the deadline.
In a 5-2 decision, the state Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to move forward with the bill, which prohibited lawsuits over lead paint.
In his majority opinion Wednesday, Justice Robert R. Cupp said the 10-day time limit for vetoes laid out in the constitution begins ticking when a legislative session is adjourned rather than when a bill is delivered to the governor. By that count, the opportunity to veto the bill expired on Jan. 6, two days before Strickland acted.
The Strickland administration had argued that the 10-day window began when Taft received the bill, not when the session adjourned. They said that period ended Jan. 8. |
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