Opinion No. (1979)

Dear Mr. Kennedy,

The Attorney General is in receipt of your request for an opinion wherein you asked, substantially, the following question:

Is the Senate authorized to pay full Senate salaries to both former District 46 Senator, Mary Helm, and newly elected District 46 Senator, Bernest Cain, for the period November 22, 1978, to January 22, 1979.

Your question arises due to the contested election for Senator of District 46 which resolved in favor of Bernest Cain and the passage of two Senate motions on January 22, 1979. The first motion moved that Bernest Cain be seated as Senator from District…