MN SF824

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create an 8-member Bipartisan Redistricting Commission to draw congressional and legislative district boundaries after each federal decennial census, with members appointed by House and Senate majority and minority leaders (2 each)

Requires 6 of 8 commission votes to adopt a redistricting plan, including at least one member appointed by each of the four appointing authorities, with plans due by December 31 of the year following each census

Establishes districting principles including equal population (within 0.5% for legislative districts), contiguous and compact territory, preservation of communities of interest, protection of minority voting rights under the Voting Rights Act, and prohibition on drawing districts to protect or defeat incumbents

Prohibits current elected officials, appointed public officials, and their immediate family members from serving on the commission; bars commissioners from communicating with legislators or congressional members about commission work

Constitutional amendment would appear on the 2026 state general election ballot; if adopted, statutory implementation provisions take effect January 1, 2030, for the 2030 redistricting cycle