Article XII — Special Legislation; Local Government
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Minn. Const. art. XII, § 1 Prohibition of special legislation; particular subjects
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In all cases when a general law can be made applicable, a special law shall not be enacted except as provided in section 2. Whether a general law could have been made applicable in any case shall be judicially determined without regard to any legislative assertion on that subject…
Minn. Const. art. XII, § 2 Special laws; local government
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Every law which upon its effective date applies to a single local government unit or to a group of such units in a single county or a number of contiguous counties is a special law and shall name the unit or, in the latter case, the counties to which it applies. The legislature m…
Minn. Const. art. XII, § 3 Local government; legislation affecting
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The legislature may provide by law for the creation, organization, administration, consolidation, division and dissolution of local government units and their functions, for the change of boundaries thereof, for their elective and appointive officers including qualifications for …
Minn. Const. art. XII, § 4 Home rule charter
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Any local government unit when authorized by law may adopt a home rule charter for its government. A charter shall become effective if approved by such majority of the voters of the local government unit as the legislature prescribes by general law. If a charter provides for the …
Minn. Const. art. XII, § 5 Charter commissions
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The legislature shall provide by law for charter commissions. Notwithstanding any other constitutional limitations the legislature may require that commission members be freeholders, provide for their appointment by judges of the district court, and permit any member to hold any …