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The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade.
An election in Minnesota Territory to select Republican and Democratic delegates to a state constitutional convention was held on June 1, 1857, following passage of an enabling act by the U.S. Congress on February 26 of that year ("The Enabling Act for a State of Minnesota"). The Republican version, as drafted by William Winthrop, a Yale Law ...
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Minnesota became the 32nd state of the United States on May 11, 1858. The first constitution was ratified a year prior, in 1857. The legal system of Minnesota, like that of other states, has evolved over time to adapt to the changing social, economic, and political landscape, while also incorporating the federal legal framework set by the United States Constitution.
The Minnesota House of Representatives was officially established on May 11, 1858, when Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state in the Union. It replaced the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. It was formed alongside the Minnesota Senate to create the Minnesota State Legislature, the bicameral legislative body of the state.
The Ninety-second Minnesota Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 5, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives , based on the results of the 2020 Senate election and 2020 House election .
In 1913, Minnesota legislators began to be elected on nonpartisan ballots. Nonpartisanship also was an historical accident that occurred in the 1913 session when a bill to provide for no party elections of judges and city and county officers was amended to include the Legislature in the belief that it would kill the bill.
In this Legislature, all acts have been approved (signed) by Governor Mark Dayton, with the exception of chapters 123, 124, 303, and items in chapters 99, 137, and 293. Chapter 123 became law without the governor's signature. Chapter 124, a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, did not require his approval. Chapters 99, 137, and 293 ...