21.   Under state law, the legislature cannot vote itself raises during its two-year term.

22.   Under the new legislation, every state would allow it unless its legislature specifically voted to bar the practice.

23.   U.S. Smokeless Tobacco recently won a victory in North Dakota, whose legislature voted to switch to a weight-based tax system.

24.   After six public hearings, scheduled to finish in September, the provincial legislature will vote on proposed changes.

25.   As former Cabinet ministers, they also enjoy immunity unless the legislature votes to lift it.

26.   Last month the legislature again voted to remove Demidenko, and news reports said Kuchma agreed to the change at the recommendation of Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko.

27.   On Monday, the Nassau County, N.Y., legislature voted to ban motorists from using hand-held cell phones while driving.

28.   The legislature voted overwhelmingly to overturn the veto.

29.   The latest dispute is likely to reach a head next week when the legislature votes on a bill that would transfer legal exemptions the British government enjoyed to Beijing.

30.   The legislature voted last year to change the Constitution to remove the police from military control.