Senate
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The Senate is the upper chamber of the Alaska State Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaska Senate | 0 |
| Alaska State Legislature | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public body
ⓘ
state legislative chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Alaska ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes ⓘ |
| compositionBasis | single-member districts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionMethod | elected by voters in legislative districts ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | every two years some seats up for election ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Alaska Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the State of Alaska
|
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Alaska ⓘ |
| hasChamber | Alaska House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | state law in Alaska ⓘ |
| hasLeader | President of the Alaska Senate ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Alaska House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend state statutes
ⓘ
to approve state budget ⓘ to confirm certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ to pass state statutes ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Alaska Senate ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.akleg.gov ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRole | works with Governor of Alaska ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alaska
|
| legislativeProcessRole |
can introduce legislation
ⓘ
participates in conference committees ⓘ reviews and votes on bills ⓘ |
| legislatureOf | Alaska ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Alaska State Capitol ⓘ |
| memberTitle | state senator ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 20 ⓘ |
| partOf | Alaska State Legislature ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
crafting state laws
ⓘ
passing state laws ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Juneau, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termStructure | staggered terms ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | two-thirds majority (joint with House, for most bills) ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| worksWith | Alaska House of Representatives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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