Bill > SF921

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change the process for filling a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. The key provisions are: 1) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, would appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. If the governor appoints a member of the legislature, that legislator must resign their position upon accepting the appointment. 2) The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters in the 2020 general election, with the ballot question asking whether the Minnesota Constitution should be amended to require the governor to appoint, with the Senate's consent, a person to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy.