1. Constitutional Citations
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a) Congressional Redistricting:
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Article IV, § 3
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b) Legislative Redistricting:
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Article IV, §§ 2, 3
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2. Statutory or Other Citations
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a) Description of Current Congressional Districts:
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Congressional Redistricting Plan, Zachman v. Kiffmeyer, No. C0-01-160 (Minn. Spec. Redis. Panel Mar. 19, 2002)
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b) Description of Current Legislative Districts:
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Legislative Redistricting Plan, Zachman v. Kiffmeyer, No. C0-01-160 (Minn. Spec. Redis. Panel Mar. 19, 2002)
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c) Districting Principles or Procedure:
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Minn. Stat. § 2.91; Order Stating Redistricting Principles and Requirements for Plan Submissions, Zachman v. Kiffmeyer, No. C0-01-160 (Minn. Spec. Redis. Panel Dec. 11, 2001)
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3. Congressional Districts
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a) Present Number:
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8
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b) Prospective Number after 2010 Census:
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7
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4. State Legislative Districts
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a) Senate
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Number of Districts:
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67
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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b) House
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Number of Districts:
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134
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Number of Multimember Districts:
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0
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Largest Number of Seats in a District:
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1
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c) House Districts Nested within Senate Districts?
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Yes
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5. Redistricting Requirements
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a) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Congressional Districts
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Legislature
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b) Initial Responsibility for Drawing Legislative Districts:
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Legislature
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c) Legislative Committee Responsible for Redistricting:
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Subcommittee on Redistricting
Four members: 2 Democrats; 2 Republicans, appointed by Legislative Coordinating Commission, one member from each caucus in each house. Plans drawn by committees appointed in 2011.
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d) Use Apportionment Board or Commission?
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No
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e) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Congressional Plan?
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Yes
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f) Gubernatorial Veto Power over Legislative Plan?
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Yes
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6. Redistricting Deadlines
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a) Congressional Deadline:
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25 weeks before the state primary election in the year ending in two (March 20, 2012)
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Basis for Deadline:
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Minn. Stat. § 204B.14, subd. 1a
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Not specified
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b) Legislative Deadline:
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25 weeks before the state primary election in the year ending in two (March 20, 2012)
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Basis for Deadline:
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Minn. Stat. § 204B.14, subd. 1a
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Effect of Failure to Meet Deadline:
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Not specified
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7. Voting Rights Act Information for the 2000s
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Preclearance Required?
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No
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Justice Department Objection to Plans?
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N/A
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8. State Contacts
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Peter S. Wattson
Senate Counsel
Senate Counsel, Research & Fiscal Analysis
17 Capitol
St. Paul, MN 55155
651/296-3812
651/296-7747 Fax
peter.wattson@senate.mn
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Matt Gehring
Legislative Analyst
House Research
600 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
651/296-5052
651/296-9887 Fax
matt.gehring@house.mn
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Lee Meilleur
Director
Geographic Information Systems
85 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
651/296-0098
651/296-1321 Fax
lee.meilleur@gis.leg.mn
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Tom Gillaspy
State Demographer
Department of Administration
300 Centennial Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
651/201-2461
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