SF 989

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/16/2017 09:07am

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1;
requiring gubernatorial approval of a law proposing a constitutional amendment
before it is submitted to the voters; providing legislative override of governor's
veto of law proposing constitutional amendment.

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

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

A majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature may propose new text begin
by law new text end amendments to this constitution. Proposed amendments shall be published with the
laws passed at the same session and submitted to the people for their approval or rejection
at a general election. 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.
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new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2018 general election.
The question submitted must be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require gubernatorial approval of a
law proposing a constitutional amendment before the proposed amendment is submitted to
the voters and, if the governor vetoes the law proposing the constitutional amendment, to
provide for legislative override of the gubernatorial veto by a two-thirds majority vote of
each house?
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	new text begin Yes . new text end
	new text begin No . " new text end