March 16, 2010

SAINT PAUL,Minnesota: Thegovernor currently is the only person that can call for a special legislative session, but it may not be for long if a proposedlegislatively referred constitutional amendment continues to move forward. This week the proposedMinnesota Special Legislative Session Amendment was approved by the Senate’sState and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee and now moves forward to the Senate’sRules Committee. The measure, sponsored bySen. Richard Cohen, calls for givinglegislators the power to declare a special legislative session without the governor's permission. In order to qualify for theNovember 2, 2010 statewide ballot, the proposed amendment must be agreed to by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Minnesota State Legislature. If approved by voters, legislators would have the power to call a special session for up to seven days if the majority party's leadership in both houses and the rules committee in each house approves.^[1][2]

See also

• Minnesota 2010 ballot measures
• Minnesota Special Legislative Session Amendment (2010)

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