VETO MESSAGE TO BE TYPED UPON HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION #20 AND SIGNED

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WHEREAS, the official records of the Secretary of State reflect the fact that the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is "absent from the State" within the meaning of section 84 of the Constitution of Kentucky, and

WHEREAS, in such circumstances, it becomes incumbent upon the Lieutenant Governor to discharge the duties of the office of the Governor,

NOW, THEREFORE, HJR 20, 1978 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Kentucky should be and it hereby is vetoed.

Comfortable to the requirements of section 88 of the Constitution of Kentucky the objects and reasons for the veto of HJR 20 are:

(1) It is not in the best interests of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

(2) The General Assembly of Kentucky was powerless to rescind the action previously it had taken on the identical subject matter of HJR 20.

(3) The manner in which HJR 20 obtained concurrence by both Houses of the General Assembly were illegal.

This the 20th day of March, 1978.

                                                                                    Thelma L. Stovall                                                                                                          Governor-acting