1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; authorizing the Saint Louis County Board to change to two 
1.3 	years the term of a certain member to be elected in 2014.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SAINT LOUIS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; CHANGE 
1.6 	IN STAGGERED TERMS.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding any terms of office for county board commissioners in effect on 
1.8 	the date of final enactment of this act, the Saint Louis County Board may designate, for 
1.9 	purposes of the 2014 election, that the commissioner for District 7 shall be elected to 
1.10 	serve a term of two years. For purposes of subsequent elections, the commissioner for 
1.11 	District 7 shall be elected for four years. The legislature finds that the terms authorized 
1.12 	under this act comply with the staggered term provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.13 	375.025, subdivision 4. 

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective upon 
1.15 	compliance by the Saint Louis County Board and its chief clerical officer with Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, and once effective applies until a new 
1.17 	redistricting plan is filed with the office of the auditor of Saint Louis County under 
1.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 375.025, subdivision 4.