Legislature Defined By Law
The Nevada Constitution sets the maximum size of the Legislature at 75 members (Article 15, Section 6), and provides that the Senate may not be less than one-third nor more than one-half the size of the Assembly. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the number of members for both houses is 63, twelve members below the maximum size as stated in the state constitution.
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