SF 933

1st Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; requiring candidates for 
  1.3             elective office to be residents of the district from 
  1.4             which elected at the time they file for office; 
  1.5             proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, 
  1.6             article VII, section 6; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.7             1994, section 204B.06, subdivision 1. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.] 
  1.10     An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to 
  1.11  the people as provided in this section. 
  1.12     If the amendment is adopted, article VII, section 6, will 
  1.13  read: 
  1.14     Sec. 6.  Every person who by the provisions of this article 
  1.15  is entitled to vote at any election and is 21 years of age is 
  1.16  eligible for any office elective by the people in the district 
  1.17  wherein he has resided 30 days previous to the from the time for 
  1.18  filing for election, except as otherwise provided in this 
  1.19  constitution, or the constitution and law of the United States. 
  1.20     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204B.06, 
  1.21  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.22     Subdivision 1.  [FORM OF AFFIDAVIT.] An affidavit of 
  1.23  candidacy shall state the name of the office sought and shall 
  1.24  state that the candidate:  
  1.25     (a) Is an eligible voter; 
  1.26     (b) Has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any 
  2.1   office at the same primary or next ensuing general election; and 
  2.2      (c) Is, or will be on assuming the office, 21 years of age 
  2.3   or more,; 
  2.4      (d) Is currently a resident of the district from which the 
  2.5   candidate seeks election and will have maintained residence in 
  2.6   the district from which the candidate seeks election for 30 days 
  2.7   before the general from the time for filing for election. 
  2.8      An affidavit of candidacy must include a statement that the 
  2.9   candidate's name as written on the affidavit for ballot 
  2.10  designation is the candidate's true name or the name by which 
  2.11  the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community. 
  2.12     An affidavit of candidacy for partisan office shall also 
  2.13  state the name of the candidate's political party or political 
  2.14  principle, stated in three words or less.  
  2.15     Sec. 3.  [SCHEDULE AND QUESTION.] 
  2.16     The amendment shall be submitted to the people at the 1996 
  2.17  general election.  The question submitted must be: 
  2.18     "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require 
  2.19  that candidates for elective office have resided in the district 
  2.20  from which they seek election from the time they file for 
  2.21  election? 
  2.22                                    Yes .......
  2.23                                    No ........"
  2.24     If the amendment is adopted, section 2 is effective January 
  2.25  1, 1997, and applies to candidates who file for elective office 
  2.26  after that date.