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Referendum Bill 5 A measure to limit the tax rate of personal property by state, county, municipalities, school districts, and road districts [58] Passed [59] 390,639 (72.28%) 149,843 (27.72%) Senate Joint Resolution 1 An amendment repealing term limits for county officers [58] Failed [59] 208,407 (43.75%) 267,938 (56.25%) Senate Joint Resolution 8
The state constitution allows both houses to write their own rules of procedure (article II, section 9) and to elect their own officers (article II, section 10) with the proviso that the lieutenant governor may preside in each house and has a deciding vote in the Senate, but that the Senate may choose a "temporary president" in the absence of the lieutenant governor.
State Senate: 29: R 23–6: 4 Vermont: Governor: General Assembly: House of Representatives: 150 MC 112–38 [nb 10] 2: Senate: 30: MC 23–7 [nb 11] 2 Virginia: Governor: General Assembly: House of Delegates: 100 D 51–49: 2: Senate: 40: D 21–19: 4 Washington: Governor: State Legislature [nb 12] House of Representatives: 98 D 58–40: 2 ...
Of the 85 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2024, 22 of them—12 senate chambers and 10 house chambers—include incumbents who are unable to run for re-election due to term limits ...
Feb. 27—OLYMPIA — A proposed state law to cap annual rent increases was halted Monday, with less than two weeks left before Washington's legislative session. The bill has been one of the most ...
(The Center Square) – Nearly two weeks after the Nov. 5 general election, staff at the Clark County Auditor’s Office are gearing up for a recount in a race that will determine whether or not ...
The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two representatives and one senator. Representatives serve two-year ...
National Conference of State Legislatures Term Limit Chart; Term Limits.Org, Term limit data for AZ AR CA CO FL LA MA MI MO MT NB NV OH OK SD WY , Accessed on June 27, 2009. Little, Thomas H. (2006). The legislative branch of state government: people, process, and politics. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 1-85109-761-9