HF 122

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, 
  1.3             article VII, section 6; lowering the eligibility age 
  1.4             for certain elective offices. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.] 
  1.7      An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, 
  1.8   section 6, is proposed to the people.  If the amendment is 
  1.9   adopted, the section will read as follows: 
  1.10     Sec. 6.  Every person who by the provisions of this article 
  1.11  is entitled to vote at any election and is 21 18 years of age is 
  1.12  eligible for any office elective by the people in the district 
  1.13  wherein he has resided 30 days previous to the election, except 
  1.14  as otherwise provided in this constitution, or the constitution 
  1.15  and law of the United States. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 
  1.17     The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at 
  1.18  the 1999 general election.  The question submitted shall be: 
  1.19     "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to lower the 
  1.20  minimum age required to hold elective office from 21 to 18 years 
  1.21  of age? 
  1.22                                     Yes .......
  1.23                                     No ........"