House Fails To Override Dayton's Veto On MNLARS Funding

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has failed to override Gov. Mark Dayton's veto of funding to reimburse local offices who struggled with the state's new driver registration system.

It's just the second attempted override in Dayton's tenure. With just 79 House members voting to override Dayton on Sunday, it fell short of the required 90-vote margin. Most Democrats voted against overriding Dayton's veto.

Dayton struck down the bill Saturday, saying lawmakers should have paired it with funding to fix MNLARS. That money is in a separate bill passed by the Legislature.

MNLARS was plagued by problems since its summer launch. GOP Rep. Dave Baker says lawmakers owe it to deputy registrars to reimburse them for their extra costs due to problems with the system.