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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