NY · constitutions
N.Y. Const. art. III, § 18
Extraordinary sessions of the legislature; power to convene on legislative initiative
The members of the legislature shall be empowered, upon the presentation to the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of a petition signed by two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature, to convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions to act upon the subjects enumerated in such petition.
History
New. Added by vote of the people November 4, 1975.
Provenance
- Source
- dos.ny.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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