Senate of Verona
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Senate of Verona | |
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| Verona General Assembly | |
| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | Upper house of the Verona General Assembly |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | December 1, 2020 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 80 |
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Political groups | Majority
SocDem (58)
Minority UCon (21) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article 4, Verona Constitution |
| Salary | $110,500/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 October 2018 (27 seats) |
Next election | 6 October 2020 (26 seats) |
| Redistricting | Verona Citizens Redistricting Commission |
| Motto | |
| Alea iacta est. ("The die is cast.") | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Commonwealth Senate Chamber Verona State Capitol Georgetown, Verona | |
| Website | |
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The Senate of Verona is the upper house of the Verona General Assembly, the lower house being the Verona House of Representatives. The Senate convenes, along with the House, at the Verona State Capitol in Georgetown.
Due to a combination of the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the State Senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house. In the Cartadanian House of Representatives, Verona is apportioned 104 Representatives, each representing approximately 734,159 people, while in the Senate of Verona, each of the 80 State Senators represents approximately 952,993 people. This means that Verona State Senators each represent more people than Verona's members of the House of Representatives.
The lieutenant governor presides daily over the Senate of Verona. In the lieutenant governor's absence, the president pro Tempore presides, usually a powerful member of the majority party. The Senate is equal with the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the legislature, except that taxation bills must originate in the House, similar to the federal Congress. Members of the Senate of Verona are elected every four years by the voters of the 80 senatorial districts on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in October, mirroring federal elections. The last election took place in October 2018. There are no term limits for senators, though most do not serve more than three terms.