1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
1.3 	article IV, section 4; placing limits on the terms of
1.4 	office of legislators.
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 IV,
1.8 	section 4, is proposed to the people.  If the amendment is
1.9 	adopted, article IV, section 4, will read:

1.10 	Sec. 4. Representatives shall be chosen for a term of two
1.11 	years, except to fill a vacancy.  Senators shall be chosen for a
1.12 	term of four years, except to fill a vacancy and except there
1.13 	shall be an entire new election of all the senators at the first
1.14 	election of representatives after each new legislative
1.15 	apportionment provided for in this article. No person may file
1.16 	to be a candidate for election to a term in the house of
1.17 	representatives or senate that, if served, would cause the
1.18 	person to serve more than 20 years in the legislature.The
1.19 	governor shall call elections to fill vacancies in either house
1.20 	of the legislature.

1.21 	Sec. 2. SCHEDULE AND QUESTION.
 1.22 	The amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 2006
1.23 	general election.
1.24 	All terms served shall be counted in the determination of
1.25 	the limits imposed by the amendment.  The amendment applies to
2.1 	candidates at the general election in 2008 and thereafter.
2.2 	The question submitted to the people shall be:
2.3 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to place
2.4 	limits on the terms of office of state legislators? 
2.5 	Yes .......
2.6 	                                   No ........"