Arizona Legislature

Infobox Parliament
name = Arizona State Legislature
coa_pic = Arizonastateseal.jpg
coa-pic =
session_room = AZ State Capitol Building 80635.jpg
house_type = Bicameral
houses = Senate
House of Representatives
leader1_type = President of the Senate
leader1 = Tim Bee
party1 = R
election1 = 2006
leader2_type = Speaker of the House of Representatives
leader2 = James P. Weiers
party2 = R
election2 = 2001
members = 90
p_groups = Republican Party
Democratic Party
election3 = November 7, 2006
meeting_place = Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix, Arizona
website = http://www.azleg.gov/The Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators. The state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital, Phoenix.

Districting

There are 30 legislative districts in Arizona, each of which is a multimember constituency. Each district elects a Senator and 2 Representatives for a two-year term. The crossing of upper and lower house districts into a single constituency is found in only seven U.S. state legislatures: Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington.

Term limits

Serving two-year terms, both Senator or Representatives are constricted by term limits. Members may only serve four consecutive terms (or eight years) in either house.

Arizona Capitol Television

A state legislature sponsored channel, intended for information on senators and congressmen and their meetings, it also has many pieces on Arizona history. Located on Cox Digital Cable channel, 123. ACTV airs 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year. Ron Bellus is the General Manager; Jason Fitzpatrick is the Broadcast Director and Production Manager.

See also

*Arizona State Capitol
*Arizona House of Representatives
*Arizona Senate

External links

* [http://www.azleg.gov/ Official Site]