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Utah Senate Convenes Extraordinary Session and Consents to Governor’s Appointments
Summary
At an Oct. 5, 2010 extraordinary session, the Utah State Senate adopted session rules and consented to a slate of gubernatorial appointments by voice and roll call (26 in favor, 3 absent). The session opened with an invocation and pledge and concluded after the Senate appointed a committee to notify the governor and then adjourned.
The Utah State Senate convened an extraordinary session on Oct. 5, 2010, and moved quickly to consider and consent to a list of appointments submitted by Gov. Gary R. Herbert. The Senate first adopted the rules for the extraordinary session and then voted to approve the governor’s nominees.
Greg Bell, lieutenant governor, read a proclamation and certification calling the Senate into the twelfth extraordinary session under Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution for the purpose of consenting to gubernatorial appointments. The proclamation set the session at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, 2010.
Senator Dayton moved to adopt the existing rules for the extraordinary session; the motion was approved by voice vote. The presiding…
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