Bill Text: MN HF2221 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congressional districting plan adopted for use in 2012 and thereafter, and districting principles adopted for congressional districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-13 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Redistricting [HF2221 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2221-Introduced.html
1.2relating to redistricting; adopting a congressional districting plan for use in
1.32012 and thereafter; adopting districting principles for congressional districts;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision 1; 2.91,
1.5subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision
1.62; 2.444; 2.484.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Legislative districts. (a) The representatives in the senate and house
1.10of representatives are apportioned throughout the state in 67 senate districts and 134 house
1.11of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each
1.12house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative.
1.13(b) Congressional redistricting plan C1102-0, on file with the Geographic
1.14Information Services Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published
1.15on its Web site on December 14, 2011, is adopted and describes the congressional districts
1.16within this state.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.91, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 Subdivision 1. Distribution. Upon enactment of a redistricting plan for the
1.19legislature or for Congress, the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall deposit the
1.20plan with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall provide copies of the relevant
1.21portions of the redistricting plan to each county auditor, who shall provide a copy of the
1.22relevant portions of the plan to each municipal clerk within the county. The secretary of
1.23state, with the cooperation of the commissioner of administration, shall make copies of the
1.24plan file, maps, and tables available to the public for the cost of publication. The revisor of
2.1statutes shall code a metes and bounds description of the districts, as established pursuant
2.2to legislative enactment or court order, in Minnesota Statutes no later than the date of the
2.3state primary in the year ending in two.
2.4 Sec. 3. DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
2.5 Subdivision 1. Applicability. The principles in this section apply to congressional
2.6districts.
2.7 Subd. 2. Numbering. Congressional district numbers must begin with district one
2.8in the southeast corner of the state and end with district eight in the northeast corner of
2.9the state.
2.10 Subd. 3. Equal population. The congressional districts shall be as nearly equal
2.11in population as is practicable.
2.12 Subd. 4. Minority representation. Congressional districts shall not be drawn with
2.13either the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the voting rights of any United States
2.14citizen on account of race, ethnicity, or membership in a language minority group, and
2.15must otherwise comply with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United
2.16States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, United States Code,
2.17title 42, sections 1973 to 1973aa-6.
2.18 Subd. 5. Contiguity; compactness. Congressional districts shall consist of
2.19convenient, contiguous territory structured into compact units. Contiguity by water
2.20is sufficient if the body of water does not pose a serious obstacle to travel within the
2.21district. Congressional districts with areas that connect only at a single point shall not
2.22be considered contiguous.
2.23 Subd. 6. Minor civil divisions. Political subdivisions shall not be divided more
2.24than necessary to meet constitutional requirements.
2.25 Subd. 7. Preserving communities of interest. Where possible, in compliance with
2.26the preceding principles, communities of interest shall be preserved. For purposes of this
2.27principle, "communities of interest" include, but are not limited to, groups of Minnesota
2.28residents with clearly recognizable similarities of social, geographic, political, cultural,
2.29ethnic, economic, or other interests. Additional communities of interest will be considered
2.30if persuasively established and if consideration thereof would not violate applicable law.
2.31 Subd. 8. Consideration of plans. Congressional districts shall not be drawn for the
2.32purpose of protecting or defeating an incumbent. The impact of redistricting on incumbent
2.33officeholders is a factor subordinate to all redistricting criteria to determine whether
2.34proposed plans result in either undue incumbent protection or excessive incumbent
2.35conflicts.
3.1EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION. This section is effective the day following
3.2final enactment and applies to any plan for districts enacted or established for use at the
3.3state primary in 2012 and thereafter. This section expires June 1, 2012.
3.4 Sec. 4. REPEALER.
3.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision 2; 2.444; and 2.484, are
3.6repealed.
3.7 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
3.8Except where otherwise provided, this act is effective for the state primary election
3.9in 2012 and thereafter.
1.32012 and thereafter; adopting districting principles for congressional districts;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision 1; 2.91,
1.5subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision
1.62; 2.444; 2.484.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Legislative districts. (a) The representatives in the senate and house
1.10of representatives are apportioned throughout the state in 67 senate districts and 134 house
1.11of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each
1.12house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative.
1.13(b) Congressional redistricting plan C1102-0, on file with the Geographic
1.14Information Services Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published
1.15on its Web site on December 14, 2011, is adopted and describes the congressional districts
1.16within this state.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.91, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 Subdivision 1. Distribution. Upon enactment of a redistricting plan for the
1.19legislature or for Congress, the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall deposit the
1.20plan with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall provide copies of the relevant
1.21portions of the redistricting plan to each county auditor, who shall provide a copy of the
1.22relevant portions of the plan to each municipal clerk within the county. The secretary of
1.23state, with the cooperation of the commissioner of administration, shall make copies of the
1.24plan file, maps, and tables available to the public for the cost of publication. The revisor of
2.1statutes shall code a metes and bounds description of the districts, as established pursuant
2.2to legislative enactment or court order, in Minnesota Statutes no later than the date of the
2.3state primary in the year ending in two.
2.4 Sec. 3. DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
2.5 Subdivision 1. Applicability. The principles in this section apply to congressional
2.6districts.
2.7 Subd. 2. Numbering. Congressional district numbers must begin with district one
2.8in the southeast corner of the state and end with district eight in the northeast corner of
2.9the state.
2.10 Subd. 3. Equal population. The congressional districts shall be as nearly equal
2.11in population as is practicable.
2.12 Subd. 4. Minority representation. Congressional districts shall not be drawn with
2.13either the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the voting rights of any United States
2.14citizen on account of race, ethnicity, or membership in a language minority group, and
2.15must otherwise comply with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United
2.16States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, United States Code,
2.17title 42, sections 1973 to 1973aa-6.
2.18 Subd. 5. Contiguity; compactness. Congressional districts shall consist of
2.19convenient, contiguous territory structured into compact units. Contiguity by water
2.20is sufficient if the body of water does not pose a serious obstacle to travel within the
2.21district. Congressional districts with areas that connect only at a single point shall not
2.22be considered contiguous.
2.23 Subd. 6. Minor civil divisions. Political subdivisions shall not be divided more
2.24than necessary to meet constitutional requirements.
2.25 Subd. 7. Preserving communities of interest. Where possible, in compliance with
2.26the preceding principles, communities of interest shall be preserved. For purposes of this
2.27principle, "communities of interest" include, but are not limited to, groups of Minnesota
2.28residents with clearly recognizable similarities of social, geographic, political, cultural,
2.29ethnic, economic, or other interests. Additional communities of interest will be considered
2.30if persuasively established and if consideration thereof would not violate applicable law.
2.31 Subd. 8. Consideration of plans. Congressional districts shall not be drawn for the
2.32purpose of protecting or defeating an incumbent. The impact of redistricting on incumbent
2.33officeholders is a factor subordinate to all redistricting criteria to determine whether
2.34proposed plans result in either undue incumbent protection or excessive incumbent
2.35conflicts.
3.1EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION. This section is effective the day following
3.2final enactment and applies to any plan for districts enacted or established for use at the
3.3state primary in 2012 and thereafter. This section expires June 1, 2012.
3.4 Sec. 4. REPEALER.
3.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 2.031, subdivision 2; 2.444; and 2.484, are
3.6repealed.
3.7 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
3.8Except where otherwise provided, this act is effective for the state primary election
3.9in 2012 and thereafter.
