Can the legislature elect to adjourn at the call of the chair of either house or both houses, or to adjourn sine die (without planning a day to reconvene)?

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The issue of whether to conduct a session between mid-November and early January is usually decided by a vote of the legislators in office during the last session before the election. The legislature may elect to reconvene on a certain date, to adjourn at ...

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