| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; establishing term limits for the office of governor; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 2. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7is adopted, article V, section 2, will read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Sec. 2. The term of office for the governor and lieutenant governor is four years and |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9until a successor is chosen and qualified. Each shall have attained the age of 25 years and, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10shall have been a bona fide resident of the state for one year next preceding his election, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11and shall be a citizen of the United States. A person elected twice to the office of governor |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12is no longer an eligible candidate for the office. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (a) The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2026 general election. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15The question submitted must be: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to limit a governor to two terms? |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Yes ................... |
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| 18 | 18 | | "1.18 No .................... |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 204D.15, subdivision 1, the title for |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20the question submitted to the people under paragraph (a) shall be "A constitutional |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21amendment to place term limits on the office of governor." |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02450 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR SGS/ES |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1437NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Drazkowski, Green, Lieske and Eichorn) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/17/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 Elections prior to the 2026 general election must be included in enforcing the limits |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3imposed by the amendment in this act. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 25-02450 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR SGS/ES |
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