Minnesota Legislature
HF 4737
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/07/2024 02:43pm
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A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 2 and
3; changing the composition apportionment of legislative districts; making
conforming statutory changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 2.021;
2.031.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment
is adopted, article IV, section 2, will read:
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Sec. 2.
The number of members who compose the senate and house of representatives
shall be prescribed by law. The representation in deleted text begin both housesdeleted text end new text begin the house of representativesnew text end
shall be apportioned equally throughout the different sections of the state in proportion to
the population thereof.new text begin The representation of the senate shall be apportioned equally by
county.
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article IV, section 3, will read:
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Sec. 3.
At its first session after each enumeration of the inhabitants of this state made
by the authority of the United States, the legislature shall have the power to prescribe the
bounds of congressional and legislative districts. Senators shall be chosen by single districts
deleted text begin of convenient contiguous territorydeleted text end new text begin created in each of the counties of the statenew text end . deleted text begin No
representative district shall be divided in the formation of a senate district.deleted text end The senate
districts shall be numbered in a regular series.
Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2024 general election.
The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to create legislative districts as follows:
a senate district for each territory comprising a county, and the number of house of
representatives districts prescribed by law apportioned equally throughout the different
sections of the state in proportion to the population thereof?
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Yes
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No
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ARTICLE 2
STATUTORY CHANGES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 2.021, is amended to read:
2.021 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.
For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have been made, the senate is
composed of deleted text begin 67deleted text end new text begin 87new text end members and the house of representatives is composed of 134 members.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 2.031, is amended to read:
2.031 APPORTIONMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Legislative districts.
The representatives in the senate and house of
representatives are apportioned throughout the state in deleted text begin 67deleted text end new text begin 87new text end senate districts and 134 house
of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each
house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative.
Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Sections 1 and 2 are effective upon the adoption by the people of the constitutional
amendment in article 1, section 2.
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