Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
At times presidents have called Congress into extraordinary session to address urgent issues such as war and economic crisis. On other occasions, presidents have summoned the Senate into session to consider nominations and treaties.
Only the President may call Congress into special session. The President can call Congress or either of its houses into a special session. The Senate: to consider treaties or presidential appointments.
House speaker and Senate president pro tempore may call a special session upon receiving a joint written request of at least 60 percent of the members of each chamber.
In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster. Who calls a special session varies – by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer.
SACRAMENTO — Following Governor Newsom's proclamation, the California Legislature convened the first day of a special session to provide legal resources to protect California values, the state's economy, fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, clean air and clean water, and working families — including ...
A special legislative session called by the Governor by proclamation to address only those issues specified in the proclamation; also referred to as a special session.
The power to call a special session by the Governor is set forth in the California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 3(b). This provision states: “(b) On extraordinary occasions the Governor by proclamation may cause the Legislature to assemble in special session.
This “State of the Union” speech, a tradition that continues to this day, usually occurs in January or February each year. The president also has the power, in extreme cases, to call both the House of Representatives and the Senate together for a special session.
If a majority of members on. the committee support it, the bill is reported to the floor. If not, it is said to have “died in committee.”
Typically, state governors—“the Executive Authority”— are authorized to issue orders for special elections to fill House vacancies. In contrast with the Senate, there is no constitutional provision for the appointment of interim Representatives. The U.S. Code (2 U.S.C.