HF 1424

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/11/2011 09:42am

A bill for an act
relating to redistricting; eliminating a requirement that a metes and bounds
description of districts be coded in Minnesota Statutes; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, section 2.91, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.91, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Distribution.

Upon enactment of a redistricting plan for the
legislature or for Congress, the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall deposit the
plan with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall provide copies of the relevant
portions of the redistricting plan to each county auditor, who shall provide a copy of the
relevant portions of the plan to each municipal clerk within the county. The secretary of
state, with the cooperation of the commissioner of administration, shall make copies of the
plan file, maps, and tables available to the public for the cost of publication. deleted text begin The revisor of
statutes shall code a metes and bounds description of the districts in Minnesota Statutes.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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