4-690: Minority (5) The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature . There are 62 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state , each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne . Members of the House serve two year terms without term limits . Term limits were declared unconstitutional by
8-469: The Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Representatives to six terms (twelve years). The current Speaker of the House is Albert Sommers . 41°08′25″N 104°49′13″W / 41.14028°N 104.82028°W / 41.14028; -104.82028 Lower house A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature , where
12-653: The lower house: The lower house: Members of the lower house: The government of the day is usually required to present its budget to the lower house, which must approve the budget. It is a widespread practice for revenue (appropriation) bills to originate in the lower house. A notable exception to this is the West Virginia House of Delegates in the United States, which allows revenue bills to originate from either house. Many lower houses are named in manners such as follows: This government -related article
16-421: The other chamber is the upper house . Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). In a parliamentary system , the lower house: In a presidential system ,
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