Article XI.
Apportionment

Section 11. When ratio determined by governor, auditor, etc.

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When ratio determined by governor, auditor, etc.

When ratio determined by governor, auditor, etc.

The governor, auditor and secretary of state, or any two of them, shall, at least six months prior to the October election, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and at each decennial period thereafter, ascertain and determine the ratio of representation, according to the decennial census, the number of representatives and senators each county or district shall be entitled to elect, and for what years, within the next ensuing ten years, and the governor shall cause the same to be published in such manner as shall be directed by law.