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Supreme Court Struck Down Arizona's Proof of Citizenship Requirement

This week the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona requirement, enacted in 2004, that new voters show proof of citizenship at the time of registration. Find out how the ruling may impact other states as well. More

Ethics in the News

Find out the latest activities across the states regarding ethics.  NCSL's Ethics Center also provides links to state-specific ethics newsletters. More

 

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Legislatures: Organization, Procedure & Facilities

Full and Part-Time Legislatures

It seems like an easy question: Which legislatures are full time and which are part time? But with 50 different formulas for designing a state legislature, it's difficult to paint this issue in black and white. So we've done it in Red, White and Blue. More

2010 Edition of the Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure

masons pictureThe work of the Mason's Manual Commission is complete and the 2010 edition of the Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is now available. It is the only parliamentary manual designed specifically for state legislatures. More

2013 Legislative Session Calendar

calendarCheck to see when legislatures meet in 2013. This calendar also contains information about special sessions in 2013. More

In Case of a Tie...

gavelMost often, you find a legislative chamber controlled by one political party. In any of the 61 chambers with an even number of seats, however, an equal split may occur. And tied chambers are more and more frequent. Every even-year election since 1984 has produced at least one deadlocked legislative chamber. More

 

2013 Health Summit

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