Minnesota Legislature
HF 3626
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/10/2010 03:53pm
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
article VII, section 8; authorizing membership of the State Canvassing Board
to be provided by law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 204C.31,
subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, article VII, section 8, will read:
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Sec. 8.
The returns of every election for officeholders elected statewide shall be made
to the secretary of state who shall call to his assistance deleted text begin two or more of the judges of the
supreme court and two disinterested judges of the district courts. They shall constitutedeleted text end
a board of canvassers new text begin as provided by law new text end to canvass the returns and declare the result
within three days after the canvass.
Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2010 general
election. The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to authorize the membership of the
State Canvassing Board to be provided by law?
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Yes
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No
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Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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If the amendment is adopted, it applies to state canvassing boards appointed on
or after January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 204C.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
State Canvassing Board.
The State Canvassing Board shall consist of
the secretary of statedeleted text begin , two judges of the supreme court, and two judges of the district
court selected by the secretary of statedeleted text end new text begin and four administrative law judges, including the
chief administrative law judge and three additional administrative law judges selected by
the chief administrative law judgenew text end . None of thenew text begin administrative law new text end judges shall be a
candidate at the election. If deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin an administrative lawnew text end judge fails to appear at the meeting
of the canvassing board, the deleted text begin secretary of statedeleted text end new text begin chief administrative law judge new text end shall fill
the vacancy in membership by selecting another new text begin administrative law new text end judge who is not a
candidate at the election. deleted text begin Not more than two judges of the Supreme Court shall serve on
the canvassing board at one time.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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If the constitutional amendment proposed in section 1 is
adopted, this section is effective January 1, 2012.
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