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Unallotment

The Minnesota State Constitution requires a balanced budget. If a budget deficit is projected and by the end of the session the legislature and the Governor can't agree on how to resolve it, the Constitution provides limited powers to the Governor to balance the budget by executive order. This process is called unallotment. For more information, see:

March 31, 2008 - What if they can’t agree? Unallotment - The Governor must balance the budget by unallotment, a process limited to spending down the budget reserve and cutting spending, Minnesota Budget Project.
March 2008 - Unallotment: Executive Branch Power to Reduce Spending to Avoid a Deficit - Conditions under which the executive branch can reduce expenditures to prevent an anticipated budget deficit, Minnesota House Research.