Art. III, § 9
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Art. III · Legislature
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A majority of each house shall constitute a to do business. Each house shall determine the rules of its own proceedings, and be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members; shall choose its own officers; and the senate shall choose a temporary president and the assembly shall choose a speaker.
Simplified explanation
A majority of each house is a quorum. Each house sets its own rules, judges its members' elections, returns and qualifications, and chooses its officers; the senate chooses a temporary president and the assembly a speaker.