GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Faced with repeated crippling budget deficits, the state legislature h

Faced with repeated crippling budget deficits, the state legislaturehad no choice but to pass a law mandating that the governor submit a balanced budget.

A. had no choice but to pass a lawmandating that the governor submit
B. has no choice but to pass a lawmandating that the governor must submit
C. had no choice except to passa law mandating that the governor should submit
D. was left with no choiceexcept passing a law mandating the governor to submit
E. has no choice but to pass a lawmandating that the governor has to submit