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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House proposes constitutional amendment to establish two-term limit for governor
Last action · February 24, 2025: Author added KnudsenSponsors: Bobbie Harder and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 358 proposes a to limit individuals to being elected twice to the office of governor, with the question to be placed on the 2026 general election ballot. Prior gubernatorial elections count toward enforcing this limit. The amendment also specifies that previous elections before 2026 apply when enforcing the new restriction.
The measure determines whether future and past gubernatorial terms restrict individuals from holding the state's highest executive office more than twice, subject to voter approval at the 2026 general election.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Minnesota voters
candidates for governor
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do previous terms won before 2026 count toward the limit?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 24, 2025HouseAuthor added Knudsen
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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