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Treatises

Senate Counsel of the Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Policy Office are sometimes asked to prepare a detailed explanation of a particular area of the law for presentation to a legislative committee or to a continuing legal education program for legislative attorneys. Papers of interest to the general public are posted here arranged by topic.

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Appropriations
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Treatises - Legislative Process

Unallotment Conflict in Minnesota, 2009-2010 by Peter S. Wattson (2010)

Legislative History of Unallotment Power by Peter S. Wattson (PDF) (2009)

Compensating Victims of Bridge Collapses Outside Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson (PDF) (2007)

Power of the Purse in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson (PDF) (2007)

Omnibus Bills and Garbage Bills by Peter S. Wattson     PDF version for printing (2005)

Budget Process in the Legislature by Peter S. Wattson (PDF) (2003)

Veto Power of the Governor of Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson    PDF version for printing (1995)
 
 
Criminal Justice
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Treatises - Ethics

Overview of Recent Sex Offender Indeterminate Sentencing Bills by Kenneth Backhus (2011)

Comparison of Penalties for Harming Animals by Kenneth Backhus (2011)

 
 
Elections
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Treatises - Elections

Judging Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of a Legislator by Peter S. Wattson (PDF, with hyperlinks in blue) (2008)

Campaign Finance Law Under Siege in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson  (PDF, with hyperlinks in blue) (2004)

Minnesota's Campaign Finance Law by Peter S. Wattson (2002)

How Minnesota's Campaign Finance Law Helped Elect a Third-Party Governor by Peter S. Wattson (PDF) (1999)

 
 
 
Ethics
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Treatises - Ethics

Gifts to Public Officials by Peter S. Wattson    PDF version for printing (2003)
 
 
Legislative Process
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Treatises - Legislative Process

Legislative Immunity in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson    PDF version for printing (2010)

Legislative Process in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson    (PDF) (2010)
 
 
Redistricting
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Treatises - Redistricting

How to Draw Redistricting Plans That Will Stand Up in Court by Peter S. Wattson (2010)

Redistricting Decisions in the 2000s by Peter S. Wattson    PDF version for printing (2003)

Use of Racial Data in Redistricting by Peter S. Wattson (2001)

Enacting a Redistricting Plan by Peter S. Wattson (2001)

Public Access to Redistricting Data in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson (2000)

Reapportionment and Redistricting in the United States of America by Peter S. Wattson (2000)

Outline of Redistricing Litigation in the 1990s by Peter S. Wattson (1999)

Redistricting Decisions in the 1990s by Peter S. Wattson    PDF version for printing (1997)

Using Census Data for Redistricting in Minnesota by Peter S. Wattson (1990)
 
 
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