Whenever the Governor fails to veto any bill which shall become law without the Governor’s signature or the certificate referred to in § 2-7-20.1, the Governor shall deliver it to the secretary of state, who shall note, beneath the signature line provided for the Governor, that it was delivered by the Governor without the Governor’s signature and without objection. The secretary of state may not file or record any communication relating to the Governor’s reasons for not signing the bill.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 2-7-20.4

  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

Source: SL 1974, ch 24, § 2; SL 1979, ch 15, § 6; SL 2023, ch 3, § 18.