North Dakota Senate
The Senate of North Dakota (North Dakota State Senate ) is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota.
The chamber of parliament is composed of 47 Senators representing an electoral district respectively. The senators are elected for four -year terms. Further, these terms are staggered so that always half of the senators are elected every two years. There is no restriction on the terms. The meeting room of the Senate is located together with the House of Representatives in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck capital.
Tasks of the Senate
The Senate of North Dakota fall As in upper houses in other states and territories, as well as in the U.S. Senate compared to the House of Representatives special tasks that go beyond the law. So it is up to the Senate, nominations of the Governor in his cabinet to accept or reject other offices of the executive branch and commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
President of the Senate is the acting vice governor, respectively. At votes he only participates to bring about a decision in stalemates. In the absence of the Vice- Governor of the respective President pro tempore stands in front of the plenary sessions. This is elected by the majority party of the Senate and later confirmed by the chamber. Current Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate is the Republican Drew Wrigley, president pro tempore of the Republicans Rich Wardner of the 37th electoral district.
For Majority Leader ( Majority leader) of the Republicans was Bob Stenehjem, 30 constituency, elected; Leader of the opposition (minority leader) is the Democrat Ryan M. Taylor from the 7th constituency.