Colorado General Assembly

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The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.

Contents 1 Constitutional definition and requirements 2 Current makeup 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Constitutional definition and requirements

The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial. Article V vests the legislative power of the state in the General Assembly, while reserving to the people the power to propose, approve, and reject both laws and amendments to the state Constitution by initiative or referendum. The General Assembly is bicameral, composed of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate. The House has 65 members and the Senate 35. Members of the House are elected to 2-year terms, and members of the Senate are elected to 4-year terms. House members are limited to 4 consecutive terms in office, and Senators are limited to 2 consecutive terms. General legislative elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year. The entire House is elected in each general election. Senators are elected in two classes such that, as nearly as possible, one-half of the senators are elected in each general election. Regular sessions are held annually and begin no later than the second Wednesday in January. Regular sessions last no more than 120 days. Special sessions may be called at any time by the Governor or upon written request of two-thirds of the members of each house.

[edit] Current makeup

Based on 2005 population estimates [1], each House member represents about 71,772 constituents and each Senator 133,291. Both houses of the Colorado General Assembly are, as of January 2007, controlled by the Democratic Party.

Joan Fitz-Gerald is the President of the Senate and Andrew Romanoff is the Speaker of the House.

[edit] See also

• List of members of the Colorado State House of Representatives
• List of members of the Colorado State Senate

[edit] External links

• Official Colorado General Assembly Website Includes links to state Constitution and statutes.

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