Minnesota Active Duty Legislators Amendment (2012)
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The Minnesota Active Duty Legislators Amendment did not appear on the November 2012 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment would have a defined procedure of succession if a member of the Minnesota Legislature is called into military service on active duty.[1]
Text of measure
The question would have been presented to voters as follows:
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require the legislature to enact laws providing for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of a legislator who is ordered to active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a period anticipated to be more than 30 consecutive legislative days?"
- YES
- NO[2]
Constitutional Changes
The proposed amendment would amend section 4 to Article IV to the Minnesota Constitution.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
In order to refer proposed amendments to the ballot they must be agreed on by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Minnesota State Legislature. The 2012 legislative session ended before the measure was passed on to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Legislature, "House File 187 (2011)" (Lines 1.2 to 1.6)
- ↑ Minnesota Legislature, "House File 187 (2011)" (Lines 1.20 to 2.2)
- ↑ Minnesota Legislature, "House File 187 (2011)" (Line 1.3 and Lines 1.8 to 1.10)
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