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... vote by district Nonpartisan elections ..... Supreme court justices , vote by county 869 870 878 878 879 879 Court of appeals judges , vote by district and county Circuit court judges , vote by district Superintendent of public instruction ...
... vote by district Nonpartisan elections ..... Supreme court justices , vote by county 869 870 878 878 879 879 Court of appeals judges , vote by district and county Circuit court judges , vote by district Superintendent of public instruction ...
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... vote majority maximum on the Assembly and Senate Rules Committees for the prevailing party , which in these days is the Democratic Party . The two housekeeping committees are routinely used by Democrats to control legislation , pay ...
... vote majority maximum on the Assembly and Senate Rules Committees for the prevailing party , which in these days is the Democratic Party . The two housekeeping committees are routinely used by Democrats to control legislation , pay ...
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... vote ; that is , direct approval must be registered by more than half of the members present and voting on the particular matter , in a regular or properly called meeting at which the necessary minimum number of members , known as the ...
... vote ; that is , direct approval must be registered by more than half of the members present and voting on the particular matter , in a regular or properly called meeting at which the necessary minimum number of members , known as the ...
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... vote can be repealed or annulled by the same vote , even a rule which provides that no rule can be repealed or amended without a vote greater than a majority . [ Section 512 ] 6. A deliberative body , whether a state legislature , city ...
... vote can be repealed or annulled by the same vote , even a rule which provides that no rule can be repealed or amended without a vote greater than a majority . [ Section 512 ] 6. A deliberative body , whether a state legislature , city ...
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... vote of three - fourths of the members present " . The House version , Rule 37 , requiring public notice and two - thirds votes , came much closer to current practice : House Rule 37. No standing rule or order of the House shall be ...
... vote of three - fourths of the members present " . The House version , Rule 37 , requiring public notice and two - thirds votes , came much closer to current practice : House Rule 37. No standing rule or order of the House shall be ...
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Page 251 - ... then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 249 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 229 - The legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, agent, servant or contractor, after the services shall have been rendered, or the contract entered into; nor shall the compensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office.
Page 249 - No county, city, town, village, school district, or other municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted In any manner or for any purpose to any amount, including existing indebtedness. In the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the incurring of such Indebtedness.
Page 245 - The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of district schools, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable; and such schools shall be free and without charge for tuition to all children between the ages of four and twenty years, and no sectarian instruction shall be allowed therein.
Page 247 - ... provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years from the time of contracting the same.
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Page 243 - The State shall never contract any debt for works of internal improvement, or be a party in carrying on such works; but whenever grants of land or other property shall have been made to the State, especially dedicated by the grant to particular works of internal...
Page 234 - Sheriffs shall hold no other office, and be ineligible for the next three years after the termination of their offices. They may be required by law to renew their security, from time to time; and in default of giving such new security, their offices shall be deemed vacant. But the county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the Sheriff.
Page 104 - And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational or not, is really not of so great importance. It is much more material that there should be a rule to go by, than what that rule is...