The legislative assembly shall establish by law a procedure whereby one-half 
of the members of the senate and one-half of the members of the house of representatives, as 
nearly as is practicable, are elected biennially.

[Amended effective [[https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/sessionlaws/1985/pdf/CAA.pdf#page=3|1986-12-01]]; [[https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/55-1997/ranch/SL7CNSTM.pdf#page=12|1997-07-01]].]