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It was not inconsistent with 3.15 when it was left

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ten days before the end of the regular session, but now we

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are saying that maybe it isn't inconsistent, but it seems

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that we are creating a new procedure for extending the

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length of the General Assembly that is not provided for in

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3.15, and I think this problem should be cleared up.

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THE PRESIDENT: I am sorry. I don't follow the

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point you are making now. I did the earlier one. In what

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way does the change in Section 6.13 either extend the

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session or authorize an extension of the session? I am

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not following your point.

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DELEGATE HANSON: Section 6.13 permits the

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Governor by proclamation to extend the session until the

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enactment of the budget and ten days thereafter, this is

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if it has not been enacted by ten days before the expira-

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tion date.

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Section 3.15 on the other hand provides that the

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General Assembly may on its own volition extend the session

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by a majority vote for thirty days and an additional thirty

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days by a three-fifths majority vote.

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I am not saying that they are inconsistent, but