Michigan Legislative Council is a
bipartisan
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,
bicameral
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body of
legislator
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s established in Article IV, Section 15 of the
Constitution of the State of Michigan.
Composition
The Speaker of the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...
and the Senate Majority Leader each appoint six members of their chamber, at least two of each body must be members of the
minority party Minority Party may refer to:
* Minority Party (Denmark)
* Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand
* National Minorities Party, India
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, and three alternates each. The Constitution directs the legislature to appropriate funds for the
Legislative Council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...
's operations which include providing bill drafting, research, and other services to the members of the legislature.
See also
References
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Government of Michigan