Article IV
Part First. House of Representatives
- § 1. Legislative Department; Style of Acts
- § 2. Number of Representatives; Biennial Terms; Division of the State Into Districts For House of Representatives
- § 3. Submission of Reapportionment Plan to Clerk of House; Legislature's Action On Commission's Plan
- § 4. Qualifications; Residency Requirement
- § 5. Election of Representatives; Lists of Votes Delivered Forthwith; Lists of Votes Examined By Governor; Summons of Persons Who Appear to Be Elected; Lists Shall Be Laid Before the House
- § 6. Vacancies
- § 7. To Choose Own Officers
- § 8. Power of Impeachment
Part Second. Senate
- § 1. Number of Senators
- § 2. Submission of Reapportionment Plan to Secretary of Senate; Legislature's Action On Commission's Plan; Division of State Into Senatorial Districts; Division By Supreme Judicial Court
- § 3. Election of Senators; Lists of Votes Delivered Forthwith
- § 4. Lists of Votes Examined By Governor; Summons to Persons Who Appear to Be Elected
- § 5. Determination of Senators Elected; Procedure For Filling Vacancies
- § 6. Qualifications
- § 7. To Try Impeachments; Limitation of Judgment of Impeachment; Party Liable to Be Tried and Punished In Court
- § 8. To Choose Own Officers
Part Third. Legislative Power
- § 1. To Meet Annually; Power of Legislature to Convene Itself At Other Times; Extent of Legislative Power
- § 1-A. Legislature to Establish Apportionment Commission; Number of Quorum; Compensation of Commission Members; Commission's Budget; Division Among Political Parties
- § 2. Bills to Be Signed By the Governor; Proceedings, In Case the Governor Disapproves; Allowing the Governor 10 Days to Act On Legislation
- § 2-A. Line-Item Veto of Dollar Amounts Appearing In Appropriation Or Allocation Sections of Legislative Documents
- § 3. Each House the Judge of Its Elections; Majority, a Quorum
- § 4. May Punish and Expel Members
- § 5. Shall Keep a Journal; Yeas and Nays
- § 6. May Punish For Contempt
- § 7. Compensation; Traveling Expenses
- § 8. Members Exempt From Arrest; Freedom of Debate
- § 9. Either House May Originate Bills; Revenue Bills
- § 10. Members Not to Be Appointed to Certain Offices
- § 11. Persons Disqualified to Be Members
- § 12. Adjournments
- § 13. Special Legislation
- § 14. Corporations, Formed Under General Laws
- § 15. Constitutional Conventions
- § 16. Acts Become Effective In 90 Days After Recess; Exception; Emergency Bill Defined
- § 17. Proceedings For People's Veto
- § 18. Direct Initiative of Legislation
- § 19. Effective Date of Measures Approved By People; Veto Power Limited
- § 20. Meaning of Words Electors, People, Recess of Legislature, Statewide Election, Measure, Circulator, and Written Petition; Written Petitions For People's Veto; Written Petitions For Direct Initiative
- § 21. City Council of Any City May Establish Direct Initiative and People's Veto
- § 22. Election Officers and Officials, How Governed
- § 23. Municipalities Reimbursed Annually