1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; authorizing the Saint Louis County Board to change a 
1.3 	certain Board of Commissioners 2014 election term to two years.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SAINT LOUIS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; CHANGE 
1.6 	IN STAGGERED TERMS.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding any terms of office for county board commissioners in effect on 
1.8 	the date of final enactment of this act, the Saint Louis County Board may designate, for 
1.9 	purposes of the 2014 election, that the commissioner of District 7 shall be elected to 
1.10 	serve a term of two years. Thereafter, the commissioner of District 7 shall be elected for 
1.11 	four years. The legislature finds that the terms of Saint Louis County commissioners 
1.12 	authorized under this act meet the staggered term of requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	section 375.025, subdivision 4. 

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective upon 
1.15 	compliance by the Saint Louis County Board and its chief clerical officer with Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, and applies until a subsequent redistricting 
1.17 	plan is filed with the office of the county auditor under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.18 	375.025, subdivision 4.