Bill > HF2112

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change how legislative districts are created and apportioned in Minnesota. Currently, senators and representatives are distributed across districts based on population, but the bill seeks to modify this approach. Specifically, the amendment would create one senate district for each county, increasing the total number of senate districts from 67 to 87, while maintaining the current 134 house districts. The house of representatives districts would continue to be apportioned proportionally based on population across different sections of the state. If approved by voters in the 2026 general election, the changes would mean that each county would have its own senate district, regardless of population size, which could significantly alter the representation balance. The bill also updates corresponding statutes to reflect these proposed constitutional changes. The proposed ballot question will directly ask voters if they support creating senate districts by county and maintaining the current method of proportional representation for house districts.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2112&ssn=0&y=2025