Section 16. Journals

Journals

Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, which shall be printed and made public immediately after the adjournment of the General Assembly.

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Election Date: November 3, 1970

Votes For Ratification: 393759

Votes Against Ratification: 251132

Percent for Ratification: 61%

Percent Against Ratification: 39%

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Amendment Source: 1969 Chap 1258

Effective Date Source: 1969 Chapter 1258

Time of assembly

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in February next after their election, unless a different day shall be provided by law; and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither house shall proceed upon public business unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

Summary: Changes the General Assembly's meeting date from January to February, and allows the date to be changed by law.

Election Date: September 8, 1956

Votes For Ratification: 382,968

Votes Against Ratification: 84,695

Percent for Ratification: 82%

Percent Against Ratification: 18%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1955 Chap 1253

Effective Date Source: 1955 Chap. 1253

Journals

Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, which shall be printed and made public immediately after the adjournment of the General Assembly.

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Time of assembling

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January next after their election; and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business unless a majority of all members are actually present.

Summary: Setting beginning of legislative session

Election Date: November 7, 1876

Votes For Ratification: 120,158

Votes Against Ratification: 106,554

Percent for Ratification: 53%

Percent Against Ratification: 47%

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Amendment Source: 1875 Constitutional Convention Chapter 3

Effective Date Source: Ordinances to Submit the Amendments to the People, Section 3 (1875)

Time of assembling

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the third Monday in November, and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business, unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

Summary: The amendment changes General Assembly meetings from annual to biennial.

Election Date: August 7, 1873

Votes For Ratification: 70,740

Votes Against Ratification: 29,033

Percent for Ratification: 71%

Percent Against Ratification: 29%

Notes: Affected both Article II, Section 2 & Article III, Section 6 The effective date of the 1873 amendments was the date of the canvass—by November 17, 1873, it seemed clear that the amendments had passed, but the official returns were not yet tallied. (Journal of the Senate 1873-74) Given that the Senate proceeded as though the amendments had passed, we use that date as an approximate effective date.

Amendment Source: 1872 73 Chap 82

Effective Date Source: See additional notes

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Time of assembly

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet annually on the third Monday in November and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business, unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

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1789 — Section 4

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1789 — Section 46

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That neither house of the General Assembly shall proceed upon Public business; unless a Majority of all the Members of such house are actually present and that upon a Motion made and Seconded the Yeas and Nays upon any Question shall be taken and entered on the Journals, and that the Journals of the Proceedings of both houses of the General Assembly shall be printed and made Public immediately after their Adjournment.

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1789 — Section 4

1789 — Section 46

1862 — Article VIII

1868 — Article II. Section 2

1868 — Article II. Section 18

1868 — Article II. Section 28