Ky. Const. art. I, § 88
Ky. Const. § 88
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Section 88 Signature of bills by Governor -- Veto -- Passage over veto -- Partial
veto.
Every bill which shall have passed the two Houses shall be presented to the
Governor. If he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections,
to the House in which it originated, which shall enter the objections in full upon its
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, a majority of all the
members elected to that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the
objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be considered, and if approved
by a majority of all the members elected to that House, it shall be a law; but in such case
the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
members voting for and against the bill shall be entered upon the journal of each House
respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten days (Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, it shall be a law in like manner as if he
had signed it, unless the General Assembly, by their adjournment, prevent its return, in
which case it shall be a law, unless disapproved by him within ten days after the
adjournment, in which case his veto message shall be spread upon the register kept by the
Secretary of State. The Governor shall have the power to disapprove any part or parts of
appropriation bills embracing distinct items, and the part or parts disapproved shall not
become a law unless reconsidered and passed, as in case of a bill.
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891.
History: Not yet amended.