Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                        CHAPTER 191--H.F.No. 794
           An act relating to the legislature; enacting the 
          present legislative apportionment into statutory form 
          with minor alterations; amending Minnesota Statutes 
          1982, sections 2.021; 2.031; proposing new law coded 
          in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2; and repealing 
          Minnesota Statutes 1982, sections 2.041 to 2.712. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [2.019] [APPORTIONMENT.] 
     Subdivision 1.  [ADOPTION.] The apportionment of 
legislative districts by the United States district court for 
the district of Minnesota in LaComb v. Growe, 4-81 Civ 152, is 
adopted with the adjustments in subdivision 2.  
    Subd. 2.  [ADJUSTMENTS.] Appendix A of the court's order is 
adjusted to include that portion of Dakota county consisting of 
the portion of the city of South St. Paul in ward two precinct 
three, census tract 602.02, blocks 305, 306, and 309 in distict 
39A instead of district 39B, and to include that portion of 
Dakota county consisting of the city of South St. Paul in ward 
one precinct three, census tract 603.02, blocks 113, 208, 215, 
and 414 in district 39B instead of district 39A.  
     Sec. 2.  [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 
     The revisor of statutes shall code metes and bounds 
descriptions of the legislative districts adopted in section 1 
into Minnesota Statutes.  
     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, 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 67 members and the house of 
representatives is composed of 135 134 members. 
     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, 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 67 legislative senate 
districts and 134 house districts.  Each senate district is 
entitled to elect one senator and each house district is 
entitled to elect one representative. 
    Subd. 2.  [DEFINITION.] The term terms "county," "town or 
," "township,"  "city, ward, precinct or election precinct 
," "census tract," "block," and "unorganized territory" when 
used in a description of a district which is apportioned by this 
act means in subdivision 1 means a geographical area established 
as such by law and as it existed on the date this act became 
effective for purposes of the 1980 federal census. 
    Sec. 5.  [REPEALER.] 
    Minnesota Statutes 1982, sections 2.041; 2.051; 2.061; 
2.071; 2.081; 2.091; 2.101; 2.111; 2.121; 2.131; 2.141; 2.151; 
2.161; 2.171; 2.181; 2.191; 2.201; 2.211; 2.221; 2.231; 2.241; 
2.251; 2.261; 2.271; 2.281; 2.291; 2.301; 2.311; 2.321; 2.331; 
2.341; 2.351; 2.361; 2.371; 2.381; 2.391; 2.401; 2.411; 2.421; 
2.431; 2.441; 2.451; 2.461; 2.471; 2.481; 2.491; 2.501; 2.511; 
2.521; 2.531; 2.541; 2.551; 2.561; 2.571; 2.581; 2.591; 2.601; 
2.611; 2.621; 2.631; 2.641; 2.651; 2.661; 2.671; 2.681; 2.691; 
2.701; 2.711; and 2.712 are repealed.  
    Sec. 6.  [SEVERABILITY.] 
     If the adjustments in legislative districts in section 1, 
subdivision 2, are adjudicated to be a new apportionment so as 
to require an election of senators before 1986, section 1, 
subdivision 2, is void.  
     Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     This act is effective for the elections of members of the 
legislature in 1984 for the 1985 regular session and thereafter. 
    Approved May 19, 1983