1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 3656, the second engrossment, as amended, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 228, delete section 3 and insert:
1.4 "Sec. 3.
[2.025] REDISTRICTING COMMISSION.
1.5 Subdivision 1. Appointment. (a) By March 1 of each year ending in one, a redistricting
1.6commission to draw the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts, and
to adopt
1.7the principles to be used in drawing those districts, is established.
1.8 (b) The commission consists of five retired judges of the appellate or district courts
of
1.9this state, and four members of the public, each appointed as provided in this subdivision.
1.10An individual who has served in a party designated or party endorsed position, such
as
1.11legislator, or who is a current registered lobbyist is not eligible to be appointed
to the
1.12commission. Appointments must be made as follows:
1.13 (1) the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker
of
1.14the house, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint
one
1.15retired judge, after consulting with each other in an effort to attain geographic
balance in
1.16their appointments;
1.17 (2) the judges appointed under clause (1), by majority vote at a public meeting, must
1.18appoint an additional retired judge; and
1.19 (3) the legislative coordinating commission, by majority vote at an open meeting,
must
1.20appoint four members of the public. These members must be chosen using a process that
1.21allows interested persons to express interest by application, and provides for final
1.22appointments to be made following an interview process conducted during an open meeting
1.23of the commission. Members appointed under this clause must, to the extent practical,
reflect
1.24the racial, language, and geographic diversity of the state.
2.1 (c) If an appointing authority fails to make an appointment by the deadline, the vacancy
2.2must be filled by appointment by the chief justice of the Supreme Court no later than
March
2.38 of that year.
2.4 (d) The director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall convene an open
2.5meeting of the four judges appointed under paragraph (b), clause (1), no later than
March
2.615 of that year, at which meeting the four judges must appoint the additional retired
judge
2.7as required by paragraph (b), clause (2).
2.8 (e) At its first meeting, the commission shall select one of the members who is a
retired
2.9judge to serve as chair.
2.10 Subd. 2. Code of conduct. In performing their duties, the members of the commission
2.11shall abide by the Code of Judicial Conduct and are considered judicial officers within
the
2.12meaning of section 609.415.
2.13 Subd. 3. Compensation and expenses. Members of the commission may be compensated
2.14for their commission activity if authorized as provided in section 15.0575, subdivision
3.
2.15 Subd. 4. Administrative support. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall
2.16provide administrative support to the commission.
2.17 Subd. 5. Redistricting principles; plans submitted to commission. (a) The commission
2.18shall adopt principles to be used in developing plans, following discussion of potential
2.19principles in at least one open meeting. The adopted principles must be used by the
2.20commission in creating the plans required by subdivision 7.
2.21 (b) The commission must adopt a schedule for interested persons to submit proposed
2.22plans to the commission and to respond to plans proposed by others. The commission
shall
2.23adopt standards to govern the format of plans submitted to it, including a requirement
that
2.24the plans adhere to the principles adopted under paragraph (a).
2.25 Subd. 6. Public hearings. The commission shall hold at least three public hearings in
2.26different geographical regions of the state before adopting the first redistricting
plans.
2.27 Subd. 7. Deadlines. (a) The commission shall submit to the legislature by April 30 of
2.28the year ending in one, redistricting plans for legislative and congressional seats.
Either of
2.29these plans may be enacted or rejected by the legislature, but not modified.
2.30(b) If a first plan submitted by the commission is rejected by the legislature, the
2.31commission shall submit a second plan within two weeks after the rejection, unless
by then
2.32the legislature has rejected the first plan and adjourned the regular session in the
year ending
2.33in one, in which case the second plan must be submitted to the legislature at the
opening of
3.1its regular session in the year ending in two. A second plan may be enacted or rejected
by
3.2the legislature, but not modified.
3.3(c) If the commission fails to submit a plan by either of these two deadlines, the
legislature
3.4may proceed to enact a plan in place of the missing plan without waiting for the commission
3.5to submit a plan.
3.6(d) If a second plan is rejected by the legislature, the commission shall submit a
third
3.7plan within two weeks after the rejection, unless the second plan was rejected by
the
3.8legislature at its regular session in the year ending in one and the legislature adjourned
the
3.9regular session in the year ending in one less than two weeks after it rejected the
second
3.10plan, in which case the third plan must be submitted to the legislature at the opening
of its
3.11regular session in the year ending in two. The third plan may be enacted as submitted,
3.12rejected, or enacted as modified by the legislature.
3.13 Subd. 8. Commission costs. Any costs necessary to administer or support the work of
3.14the commission must be paid by the Legislative Coordinating Commission through existing
3.15resources.
3.16 Subd. 9. Expiration. The commission expires when both legislative and congressional
3.17redistricting plans have been enacted into law or adopted by court order, or upon
adjournment
3.18sine die of the legislature at its first regular session after each federal decennial
census,
3.19whichever occurs first."