| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; establishing a process to select delegates to a |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 constitutional convention; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 chapter 1. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [1.60] DELEGATE SELECTION; CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Constitutional convention delegate appointment.The state must send |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8five delegates to a convention called by Congress under Article V of the United States |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9Constitution. One delegate each must be appointed by the senate majority leader, the senate |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10minority leader, the speaker of the house, and the minority leader of the house of |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11representatives. The four appointing authorities must appoint a fifth delegate by unanimous |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12choice. If the appointing authorities are unable to select a fifth delegate unanimously by the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13deadline for appointment, the state will send four delegates to the convention. The selection |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14process shall be used for any convention called under the authority of Article V of the United |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15States Constitution. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Subd. 2.Alternate delegates.Each appointing authority may appoint one alternate |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17delegate to serve in the event that the delegate appointed by that appointing authority is |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18unable to perform delegate responsibilities. The four appointing authorities may unanimously |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19appoint one alternate to serve in the event the fifth delegate appointed unanimously by the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20four appointing authorities is unable to perform delegate responsibilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 Subd. 3.Appointment deadline.The delegates and alternates must be appointed no |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22later than 30 days prior to the date that Congress calls a convention for proposing |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-01726 as introduced01/02/25 REVISOR SGS/DG |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 495NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: BAHR, Drazkowski, Koran, Putnam and Cwodzinski) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading01/23/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1amendments or no later than 30 days prior to a time limit set by Congress, whichever is |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2earlier. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 25-01726 as introduced01/02/25 REVISOR SGS/DG |
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