Provisions
I.2 of 1822 • Senate and assembly, how constituted.
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The Text
The senate shall consist of thirty-two members. The senators shall be chosen for four years, and shall be freeholders. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and twenty-eight members, who shall be annually elected.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1822
• In Article I:
• Has 34 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1822
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
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