Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                         CHAPTER 32-H.F.No. 254 
           An act relating to public bodies; providing for the 
          place of residence of members; amending Minnesota 
          Statutes 1992, section 375.025, subdivision 4. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 375.025, 
subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [REDISTRICTING PLAN; ELECTION FOLLOWING 
REDISTRICTING.] A redistricting plan whether prepared by the 
county board or the redistricting commission shall be filed in 
the office of the county auditor.  A redistricting plan shall be 
effective on the 31st day after filing unless a later effective 
date is specified but no plan shall be effective for the next 
election of county commissioners unless the plan is filed with 
the county auditor not less than 30 days before the first date 
candidates may file for the office of county commissioner.  One 
commissioner shall be elected in each district who, at the time 
of the election, is a resident of the district.  A person 
elected may hold the office only while remaining a resident of 
the commissioner district or, after June 15 during a year ending 
in "2", while remaining a resident of the county.  The county 
board or the redistricting commission shall determine the number 
of members of the county board who shall be elected for two-year 
terms and for four-year terms to provide staggered terms on the 
county board.  Thereafter, all commissioners shall be elected 
for four years.  When a county is redistricted, there shall be a 
new election of commissioners in all the districts at the next 
general election except that if the change made in the 
boundaries of a district is less than five percent of the 
average of all districts of the county, the commissioner in 
office at the time of the redistricting shall serve for the full 
period for which elected. 
    Presented to the governor April 13, 1993 
    Signed by the governor April 15, 1993, 11:18 a.m.