BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT) – The North Dakota Legislative Council is recommending Gov. Kelly Armstrong call a special session to rectify a line-item veto by the governor that mistakenly vetoed millions in housing funding.

Last month, Armstrong said he issued a line-item veto of $35 million from the Housing Incentive Fund, calling it an “honest mistake.”

In a memo shared with Your News Leader Friday, the council said it would be the ‘prudent remedy’ for Armstrong to call a session, thus avoiding using the remaining extra days lawmakers have saved.

The memo ends with the following statement:

Because the Governor has characterized this veto as “an honest mistake” and publicly stated he would “call the Legislature back to ensure the appropriate funding is delivered” the prudent remedy would be

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