2.3 - TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. - Iowa Statutes

2.3 TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. At ten o'clock a.m. on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall convene. The president of the senate, or in the president's absence some person claiming to be a member, shall call the senate to order. If necessary, a temporary president shall be chosen from the persons claiming to be elected senators. Some person claiming to be elected a member of the house of representatives shall call the house to order. The persons present claiming to be elected to the senate shall choose a secretary, and those of the house of representatives, a clerk on a temporary basis.          Section History: Early Form [C51, § 5; R60, § 14; C73, § 6; C97, § 6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 2.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 2.3]