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Article IV § 16

Legislature; officers, rules of procedure, expulsion of members.

Const 1835, art 4, § 10->Const 1850, art 4, § 9 Const 1835, art 4, § 11->Const 1850, art 4, § 9 Const 1850, art 4, § 9->Const 1908, art 5, § 15 Const 1908, art 5, § 15->Const 1963, art 4, § 16 Const 1835, art 4, § 10 Const 1835, art 4, § 10 Quorum, adjournment, attendance, officers. Const 1835, art 4, § 11 Const 1835, art 4, § 11 Rules; each house judge of election of its members. Const 1850, art 4, § 9 Const 1850, art 4, § 9 Officers; rules; expulsion. Const 1908, art 5, § 15 Const 1908, art 5, § 15 Senate and house; powers. Const 1963, art 4, § 16 Const 1963, art 4, § 16 Legislature; officers, rules of procedure, expulsion of members.

Constitutional Convention Material

Article IV § 16 at the Michigan Legislature Website

History

Constitution of 1963

April 1, 1963; Constitutional Convention of 1961-1962

Const 1963, art 4, § 16; Approved 810,860 to 803,436 (50%); Effective January 1, 1964

Each house, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall choose its own officers and determine the rules of its proceedings, but shall not adopt any rule that will prevent a majority of the members elected thereto and serving therein from discharging a committee from the further consideration of any measure. Each house shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected thereto and serving therein, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered in the journal, with the votes and names of the members voting upon the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

Each house, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall choose its own officers and determine the rules of its proceedings, but shall not adopt any rule that will prevent a majority of the members elected thereto and serving therein from discharging a committee from the further consideration of any measure. Each house shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected thereto and serving therein, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon in the journal, with the votes and names of the members voting on upon the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

Constitution of 1908

November 3, 1908; Constitutional Convention of 1907-1908

Const 1908, art 5, § 15; Approved 244,705 to 130,873 (65%); Effective January 1, 1909

Each house, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall choose its own officers and determine the rules of its proceedings, but shall not adopt any rule that will prevent a majority of the members elected from discharging a committee from the further consideration of any measure. Each house shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

Each house, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall choose its own officers, and determine the rules of its proceedings, but shall not adopt any rule that will prevent a majority of the members elected from discharging a committee from the further consideration of any measure. and Each house shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members;, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause, nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election. The reason reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

Constitution of 1850

November 3, 1874; Constitutional Convention of 1873

Const 1874, art 4, § 9; Rejected 39,285 to 124,034 (24%)

Each House, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall choose its own officers, determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, election and return of its members, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

Each House, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall choose its own officers, determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, elections election and returns return of its members;, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause, nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election. The reason reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause.

April 6, 1868; Constitutional Convention of 1867

Const 1868, art 5, § 9; Rejected 71,733 to 110,582 (39%)

Each House shall choose its own officers, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution; determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause; nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election.

Each House shall choose its own officers, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution,; determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members;, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. The reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause,; nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election. The reason for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question.

November 5, 1850; Constitutional Convention of 1850

Const 1850, art 4, § 9; Approved 36,169 to 9,433 (79%); Effective January 1, 1851

Each house shall choose its own officers, determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members; and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. No member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause, nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election. The reason for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question.

Constitution of 1835

October 6, 1835; Constitutional Convention of 1835

Const 1835, art 4, §§ 10 & 11; Approved 6,752 to 1,374 (83%); Effective January 26, 1837

§ 10: A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties, as each House may provide. Each House shall choose its own officers.

§ 11: Each House shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of its own members; and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member; but no member shall be expelled a second time for the same cause, nor for any cause known to his constituents antecedent to his election.

See also: Const 1963, art 4, § 14

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