Update

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has overridden Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill that would prohibit state officials from mandating face coverings. Representatives voted 66-27 Thursday to override the second-term Republican governor. The Senate voted 32-15 later in the day. The bill received broad support in both chambers in the Republican-led Legislature, In his veto message, Burgum said North Dakota law assigns the governor the responsibility to “minimize or avert the adverse effects of a disaster or emergency.” Bill sponsors have argued there was no proof that masks work to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Previously

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has overridden Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill that would prohibit state officials from mandating face coverings. Representatives voted 66-27 Thursday to override the second-term Republican governor. The Senate, will hold its own override vote later in the afternoon. The bill received broad support in both chambers in the Republican-led Legislature, In his veto message, Burgum said North Dakota law assigns the governor the responsibility to “minimize or avert the adverse effects of a disaster or emergency.” Bill sponsors have argued there was no proof that masks work to slow the spread of the coronavirus.