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Article III of the Minnesota Constitution is entitled Distribution of the Powers of Government and consists of one section.

Section 1[edit]

Text of Section 1:

Division of Powers

The powers of government shall be divided into three distinct departments: legislative, executive and judicial. No person or persons belonging to or constituting one of these departments shall exercise any of the powers properly belonging to either of the others except in the instances expressly provided in this constitution.^[1]

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Additional reading[edit]

Morrison, Mary Jane (2002). The Minnesota State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
MinnPost, "An interactive history of constitutional amendments in Minnesota"
Riner, Steve (2003). "Legal Basis for Establishment of Minnesota Trunk Highways". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page

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↑ Minnesota State Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Minnesota," accessed March 28, 2014

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Article Iii, Minnesota Constitution

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