as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/27/2014 03:37pm
A bill for an act
relating to constitutional amendments; defining the legislative majority and
process required to propose amendments to the state constitution; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.20.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.20, is amended to read:
Every act for the submission of an amendment to the Constitution shall set forth the
section as it will read if the amendment is adopted, with only the other matter necessary to
show in what section or article the alteration is proposed. deleted text begin Itdeleted text end new text begin After passage of the act by
three-fifths of the members elected to one house of the legislature in the calendar year
following passage of the act by three-fifths of the members elected to the other house of
the legislature, the amendmentnew text end shall be submitted and voted upon at thenew text begin general election
following thenew text end next general election as provided by the law relating to general elections. If
adopted, the governor shall announce the fact by proclamation.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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