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A bill for an act
relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
Constitution, Article IV, section 22; allowing the lieutenant governor to cast a vote
in the house of representatives in the case of a tie.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment
is adopted, article IV, section 22, will read:
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Sec. 22.
The style of all laws of this state shall be: "Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Minnesota." No law shall be passed unless voted for by a majority of all the
members elected to each house of the legislature, and the vote entered in the journal of each
house.
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If the house of representatives is equally divided on a question, the lieutenant governor
may cast a vote on the question in the house of representatives. The vote of the lieutenant
governor must be entered in the journal and counted as if it were cast by a member elected
to the house of representatives. The lieutenant governor is not a member of the house of
representatives for any other purpose.
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Sec. 2.
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SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2028 general election.
The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to allow the lieutenant governor to cast
a vote on a question on which members of the house of representatives are equally divided?
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Yes
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No
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"
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Sec. 3.
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REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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The revisor of statutes shall change the headnote of the Minnesota Constitution, article
IV, section 22, to read "Majority vote to pass a law."
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