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1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/14/2014 05:02pm

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1;
requiring a three-fifths vote of one body of the legislature in the calendar year
after a three-fifths vote of the other body of the legislature to submit a proposed
constitutional amendment to the people; placing a proposal for a constitutional
amendment on the ballot in the general election after the next general election
following passage of the act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.20.

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

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

new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, article IX, section 1, will read:
new text end

Section 1.

deleted text begin A majority deleted text end new text begin Three-fifths new text end of the members elected to each house of the
legislature may propose amendments to this constitution. new text begin An amendment may not be
proposed until it has passed one house of the legislature in one calendar year and the other
house of the same legislature in the next calendar year. new text end Proposed amendments shall be
published with the laws passed at the same session and submitted to the people for their
approval or rejection at deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin the new text end general election new text begin following the next general election new text end . If a
majority of all the electors voting at the election vote to ratify an amendment, it becomes
a part of this constitution. If two or more amendments are submitted at the same time,
voters shall vote for or against each separately.

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

new text begin (a) The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2014 general
election. The question submitted must be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require that an amendment to the
Minnesota Constitution be proposed by three-fifths of the members elected to one house
of the legislature in a calendar year and three-fifths of the members elected to the other
house of the same legislature in the next calendar year and submitted to the people at the
general election following the next general election?
new text end

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

new text begin (b) The title required under Minnesota Statutes, section 204D.15, subdivision 1,
for the question submitted to the people under paragraph (a) shall be "Amending the
Minnesota Constitution."
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.20, is amended to read:

3.20 FORM OF ACT; new text begin PROCESS FOR new text end SUBMISSION.

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 It deleted 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 amendment new text end shall be submitted and voted upon at the new text begin general election
following the new text end next general election as provided by the law relating to general elections. If
adopted, the governor shall announce the fact by proclamation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following adoption by the
voters of the constitutional amendment in section 1.
new text end