1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize 
1.3 	gambling other than parimutuel betting at a licensed racetrack; proposing an 
1.4 	amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, section 8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, section 8, is proposed to the 
1.8 	people. If the amendment is adopted, article X, section 8, will read:

1.9 	Sec. 8.  The legislature may  authorize on-track parimutuel betting on horse racing in a  
1.10 	manner prescribed by law.  The legislature may authorize an entity licensed to conduct 
1.11 	pari-mutuel betting to conduct other forms of gambling at a licensed horse racing facility 
1.12 	at which a season of horse racing has been conducted in each of ten consecutive years.

1.13 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.14 	The constitutional amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2006 general 
1.15 	election. The question submitted shall be:
1.16 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to authorize an entity that is licensed 
1.17 	to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a licensed horse racing facility, at which a season of 
1.18 	horse racing has been conducted in each of ten consecutive years, to conduct other forms 
1.19 	of gambling at that racetrack?

1.20		Yes .......
	
1.21		No ......."