Arkansas General Assembly

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Arkansas General Assembly
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Type
Type Bicameral
Houses Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
President Pro Tem of the Senate Paul Bookout, (D)
since January 11, 2011
Speaker of the House Robert S. Moore, (D)
since January 10, 2011
Members 135
Political groups Democratic Party
Green Party of Arkansas
Republican Party
Elections
Last election November 2, 2010
Meeting place
Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock.jpg
Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock
Website
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators represent an equal amount of constituent districts. The General Assembly convenes on the second Monday of every other year. A session lasts for 60 days unless the legislature votes to extend it. The Governor of Arkansas can issue a "call" for a special session during the interims between regular sessions. The General Assembly meets at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock.

[edit] Terms and term limits

Amendment 73 of the Arkansas Constitution, approved by voters in the 1992 state general elections, sets term limits for Representatives and Senators. Representatives are limited to three two-year terms (six years); Senators are limited to two four-year terms (eight years). (Amendment 73 also set term limits for U.S. Senators and Representatives. That part of the Amendment was found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. Section 4 of the Amendment included a severability clause so the remainder of the amendment remained in force.)

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