SF 21

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
article IV, section 4; requiring special legislative
election in certain situations.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
new text end

new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV,
section 4, is proposed to the people. If the amendment is
adopted, the section will read:
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin (a) new text end Representatives shall be chosen for a term of
two years, except to fill a vacancy. Senators shall be chosen
for a term of four years, except to fill a vacancy and except
there shall be an entire new election of all the senators at the
first election of representatives after each new legislative
apportionment provided for in this article. The governor shall
call elections to fill vacancies in either house of the
legislature.

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if, in an odd-numbered
year, a regular session of the legislature ends without passage
by both bodies of the legislature of all major finance bills
required to operate state government for at least one fiscal
year, there shall be an entire new election of all senators and
representatives held on the first Tuesday after the second
Monday in July of that year.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
new text end

new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted at the 2006
general election. The question submitted shall be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require an
entire new election of all senators and representatives in July
of an odd-numbered year in which the legislature ends its
regular session without passing all major finance bills
necessary to operate state government for at least one fiscal
year?
new text end

new text begin Yes .......
No ........"
new text end