as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/27/2014 03:36pm
A bill for an act
relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
Constitution, article IV, section 2; reducing the size of the legislature; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 2.031, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 2.021.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, article IV, section 2, will read:
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deleted text begin The number of members who compose the senate and house of representatives
shall be prescribed by law.deleted text end new text begin The senate shall be comprised of 40 members, and the house
of representatives shall be comprised of 80 members.new text end The representation in both houses
shall be apportioned equally throughout the different sections of the state in proportion
to the population thereof.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2014 general
election. If ratified, the amendment is effective for sessions of the legislature convening
on or after January 1, 2023. The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to reduce the size of the senate to 40
members and reduce the size of the house of representatives to 80 members, effective for
legislative sessions convening on or after January 1, 2023?
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Yes
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No
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Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The representatives in the senate and house of
representatives are apportioned throughout the state in deleted text begin 67 senate districts and 134 house of
representatives districtsdeleted text end new text begin the number of districts prescribed by the Minnesota Constitutionnew text end .
Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each house of representatives
district is entitled to elect one representative.
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Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 2.021,
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is repealed.
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This article is effective and applies to sessions of the legislature convening on or
after January 1, 2023, if the constitutional amendment proposed in article 1 is ratified.
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