BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Gov. Jack Dalrymple has vetoed a handful of bills, two weeks after the North Dakota Legislature adjourned.
One of the vetoed bills prohibits consideration of multiyear contracts and severance packages for the chancellor and other top North Dakota University System employees.
Dalrymple says in his veto message that the "new restrictions would likely discourage well-qualified applicants from applying for key positions."
The governor also vetoed a section of a bill that would require vice chancellors to resign after the appointment of a new chancellor.
Dalrymple also vetoed part of a measure that requires district courts to pay for expert witnesses. Dalrymple says the Legislature did not appropriate money for that.
The governor also struck down part of a bill that would have set a deadline for attorney general opinions.