North Dakota’s GOP governor vetoes library restrictions, school voucher program

Tribune editorial: Library bill discards role of parenting

Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday cited all the right reasons for vetoing Senate Bill 2307, which would have required public libraries, including in schools, to hide certain books from minors.

GOP Governor Vetoes Bill Meant To Shield Kids From ‘Sexually Explicit’ Books At School

North Dakota Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed a bill this week that would have required school districts to keep books determined to be “sexually explicit” out of the reach of students, saying that the bill was a “misguided” attempt to “legislate morality.” Armstrong on Tuesday vetoed Senate Bill 2307, which would have prohibited school districts ...

North Dakota governor vetoes bill restricting library books - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong this week vetoed a bill that would have required most libraries in the state to keep material considered sexually explicit in areas difficult for minors to access. Under the measure, librarians who do not comply could have faced prosecution.

North Dakota governor vetoes bill censoring books in public and school libraries

US North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed a state bill on Tuesday that would have restricted books with “explicit sexual material” displayed or made available to minors in the state, including in public and school libraries. In a two-page rebuke of the proposed legislation, Armstrong wrote Senate Bill 2307 would represent “a misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.” The bill defines “explicit sexual materia…

North Dakota Gov. Strikes Down Conservative Bill Restricting Books For Minors

However, a two-thirds vote in favor of the bill in both the state's Senate and the House could override Gov. Kelly Armstrong's veto.

Armstrong vetoes library book bill

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoes a bill requiring libraries to put obscene or sexually explicit books in areas away from minors. Armstrong says the measure was legislative overreach and censorship. The House and Senate will need a two thirds majority vote to override the veto. The House passed the legislation despite a do not pass recommendation from the Appropriations Committee. Republican State Senator Keith Boehm …