North Dakota Senate

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The North Dakota Senate is the upper chamber of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, responsible for crafting state laws alongside the House of Representatives.

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North Dakota Senate canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
state upper house
appliesTo residents of North Dakota
budgetRole shares responsibility for appropriations with the House
canHold special sessions
canOverrideVeto yes, with constitutionally required supermajority
composition elected senators
country United States of America
electionCycle staggered terms
electoralDistrictType legislative districts
establishedBy North Dakota Constitution
surface form: Constitution of North Dakota
governingDocument North Dakota Constitution
surface form: Constitution of North Dakota

rules of the North Dakota Senate
hasChamber Senate chamber in North Dakota State Capitol
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasLeaderTitle Majority Leader
Minority Leader
President pro tempore
surface form: President Pro Tempore

President of the Senate
hasNumberOfMembers 47
hasSessionType regular legislative sessions
hasWebsite official North Dakota Legislative Assembly website
isUpperChamberOf North Dakota Legislative Assembly
jurisdiction statewide issues in North Dakota
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeBodyFor North Dakota
surface form: State of North Dakota
legislatureType bicameral
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn North Dakota
meetsIn Bismarck, North Dakota
membersElectedBy popular vote
memberTitle state senator
oversees state agencies through legislative review
oversightFunction executive branch oversight
partOf North Dakota Legislative Assembly
passes bills
resolutions
primaryFunction lawmaking
requiresForBillPassage majority vote
responsibility approving state budget legislation
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
enacting state statutes
seatOfGovernment North Dakota State Capitol
termLength 4 years
typeOfLawMade state law
votingSystem first-past-the-post
worksAlongside North Dakota House of Representatives

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North Dakota upperHouse North Dakota Senate
North Dakota Legislative Assembly hasPart North Dakota Senate