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§ 30. Judges of election of members--Quorum--Rules--Disorderly behavior--Journal

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Oklahoma [Annotated]

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma [Annotated] (Refs & Annos)
Article V. .--Legislative Department
the Legislature
Organization and Rules
OK Const. Art. 5, § 30
§ 30. Judges of election of members--Quorum--Rules--Disorderly behavior--Journal
Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalty as each House may provide.
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same. The yeas and nays of the members of either House on any question, at the desire of one-fifteenth of those present shall be entered upon its journal.
Neither House, during the session of the Legislature, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
OK Const. Art. 5, § 30, OK CONST Art. 5, § 30
Current with amendments approved through June 30, 2020.
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