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V: Legislative Processes
1. Bills may be introduced in either the House of Representatives or the Senate and must be passed by both bodies in identical versions before they may be presented to the President for his signature. In the event of a discrepancy between the House and Senate Versions of a bill, either body may concur in the version passed by the other or both houses may concur with a version arrived upon by the Conference Committee.
2. The Conference Committee shall consist of representatives of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The representatives of the House of Representatives shall be the Speaker of the House and two House members of the Speaker’s choosing. The representatives of the Senate shall be the President Pro Tempore and two Senate members of the President Pro Tempore's choosing.
3. Every bill which has passed both the House and Senate shall be presented to the President. The President shall have two school days to consider the pending Bill. The President shall have the options of 1) signing the bill into law and presenting the Bill to the Secretary to be notarized or vetoing the bill and returning the bill with his objections, one copy to the Speaker of the House and one copy to the Vice President. These officials shall then present the bill to the House of Representatives and to the Senate with the President's objections. The Legislature shall reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of each house shall re-approve the bill within two school days, the bill shall become law without the President's signature.
Article VI: Impeachment of Officials
Section 1: Grounds for Impeachment
The President, the Vice-President, Secretary, and all other governmental officials except the faculty Justices of the Court of Appeals, who are subject to higher authorities, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, bribery or other high crimes or misdemeanors.
Section 2: Process of Impeachment
1. Before an official of the Governor's Program for Gifted Children can be impeached, a petition must be presented to any of the three justices of the Student Court. This petition must contain the charge brought against the official and the signature of his accuser. Six persons shall then be chosen at random from the roll of full time students to sit on a jury. A unanimous vote of the jury shall be necessary to indict the official.
2. If the jury finds that there is a case against the accused, a trial shall then be held before the Legislature which shall sit in judgment. The accused has the right to choose his own attorney. If more than two members of the Legislature find the accused innocent, he shall be acquitted.
Article VII: Constitutional Amendments
To amend this Constitution, one fourth of the number of qualified voters must sign a petition stating the amendment and the reasons for wanting an amendment. The petition shall be presented to the House and the Senate. It shall be passed only by a four-fifths majority of each house.
Article VIII: Rights and Privileges of the Governed
1. The Government shall make no law prohibiting the rights of the students peaceably to assemble or petition the Government.
2. The Government shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of the right to vote by all qualified voters in recognized elections. A qualified voter shall be any student of the Governor's Program for Gifted Children enrolled at the time of the Election.
3. The Government shall be obliged to respect the personal privacy of all who fall within its jurisdiction.
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