| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 article V, section 2; providing term limits for governor and lieutenant governor. |
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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. To limit overreaching power by any political |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12party, a person must not be elected more than twice to the office of governor nor more than |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13twice to the office of lieutenant governor. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (a) The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2026 general election. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16The question submitted must be: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to place limits on the number of terms |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18of office that the governor and lieutenant governor may serve beginning in 2026 in order |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19to limit overreaching power by any political party? |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 Yes ................... |
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| 21 | 21 | | "1.21 No .................... |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02257 as introduced02/14/25 REVISOR SGS/BM |
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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. 1681NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: WESENBERG, Farnsworth and Eichorn) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/20/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1 (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 204D.15, subdivision 1, the title for |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2the question submitted to the people under paragraph (a) shall be "A constitutional |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3amendment to place term limits on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor." |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 Elections prior to the 2026 general election must be included in determining the limits |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6imposed by the amendment in this act. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25-02257 as introduced02/14/25 REVISOR SGS/BM |
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