§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee
§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee The House shall then elect a Clerk and on the nomination of the Speaker shall appoint a committee, consisting of three members from each district, to join such committee as the Senate appoints, to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, […]
§ 8. Assistant Clerks of House
§ 8. Assistant Clerks of House The Clerk shall appoint two assistants for whose acts he or she shall be responsible.
§ 9. House vacancy
§ 9. House vacancy If a vacancy occurs in the Office of Representative to the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint some person from the district wherein the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term, and shall transmit to the person so appointed a certificate of his or her appointment, and cause certified copies thereof […]
§ 10. Election of State and judicial officers
§ 10. Election of State and judicial officers (a) At 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on the seventh Thursday after their biennial meeting and organization, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly and proceed therein to elect the State officers, except judicial officers, whose election by the Constitution and laws […]
§ 11. Vacancies in office
§ 11. Vacancies in office The General Assembly shall fill all vacancies in office existing or occurring while it is in session, where the incumbents are by law elected by the General Assembly, and such officers so elected shall hold their respective offices during the unexpired term.
§ 12. Legislative elections; uniform ballots
§ 12. Legislative elections; uniform ballots (a) Whenever there is a known contested election for Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and in elections by the joint assembly of the Legislature, the Secretary of State shall prepare a ballot for each office, listing the names of the known candidates […]
§ 13. Daily journals
§ 13. Daily journals (a) At the close of each legislative day, the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare a daily copy of the journal of their respective bodies for such day. (b) Such journals shall contain all motions, votes, orders, and proceedings, but shall not contain any […]
§ 14. Stenographic assistance for journals
§ 14. Stenographic assistance for journals Such Secretary and Clerk shall procure stenographic and other clerical assistance as they respectively deem necessary to ensure the proper, efficient, and expeditious performance of the work required by section 13 of this title. Compensation for stenographic and other clerical assistance shall be determined by the Rules Committee of […]
§ 15. Daily calendar
§ 15. Daily calendar At the close of each legislative day such Secretary and Clerk shall prepare a calendar of the measures in their files for consideration by their respective bodies on the following legislative day. A sufficient number of copies of each calendar shall be printed. They shall place one copy of such calendar […]
§ 4. Senate vacancy
§ 4. Senate vacancy If a vacancy occurs in the Senate, the Governor shall appoint some person from the district wherein the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term, and shall transmit to the person so appointed a certificate of his or her appointment, and cause a certified copy thereof to be sent to the […]