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Constitutional Convention Commission (Committee Hearings, Testimony)
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That's the legal concept. That may be all right. In

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other words, does he intend to stay here and make his

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home here?

   

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THE CHAIRMAN: All right, let's get to the

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other point. Would you continue the requirement of

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residence of one year in the legislative district or

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county, with the knowledge now that the county or

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district is not necessarily the key locus for repre-

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sentation? It is not necessarily. I am not passing

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judgment as to whether it should be.

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SENATOR HUGHES: This would be a problem in

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changing the districts around.

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SENATOR JAMES: I would think six months would

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be plenty for the district in which he seeks to represent

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MR. HARVEY: What about leaving it up to the

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voters and letting him run from anywhere?

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THE CHAIRMAN: That's true for Congress.

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SENATOR JAMES: I have no objection.

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THE CHAIRMAN: You have no objection to

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knocking out the county residence requirement?

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SENATOR JAMES: No.



 

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