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Provisions

III.2 of 1847 • Senate and assembly, how constituted.

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The Text

The senate shall consist of thirty-two members, and the senators shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and twenty-eight members, who shall be annually elected.


A Few Facts

• Joined the Constitution in 1847

• In Article III:

• Has 31 words

• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention

• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1846

• Changed the text of a previously existing provision

• Amends or builds on:
1845-I.2

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