List of Minnesota ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Minnesota .

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2024

See also: Minnesota 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Extend the dedication of lottery-derived revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund for 25 years	a	2,526,205 (83%)	530,504 (17%)

2016

See also: Minnesota 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	a

2012

See also: Minnesota 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy	Define marriage as between one man and one woman	d	1,399,916 (48%)	1,510,434 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Voter ID policy	Require voters to present a valid photo ID when voting in person	d	1,362,009 (47%)	1,539,044 (53%)

2008

See also: Minnesota 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment; Taxes	a	1,635,046 (59%)	1,141,540 (41%)

2006

See also: Minnesota 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation; Taxes	a	1,270,042 (60%)	837,839 (40%)

1998

See also: Minnesota 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy; Environment		a	1,556,895 (77%)	460,747 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive branch structure		a	1,087,789 (56%)	855,853 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Right to hunt and fish	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and take game	a	1,570,720 (77%)	462,749 (23%)

1996

See also: Minnesota 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Recall process	a	1,833,523 (88%)	248,778 (12%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy	a	1,334,409 (64%)	740,039 (36%)

1994

See also: Minnesota 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	d	841,277 (50%)	847,802 (50%)

1990

See also: Minnesota 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment; Gambling policy	a	1,388,105 (81%)	329,806 (19%)

1988

See also: Minnesota 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public land policy; Environment; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	a	1,645,090 (81%)	375,752 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling policy; State legislative authority	a	1,214,032 (59%)	843,307 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Criminal trials; Jury rules; Civil trials	a	1,205,730 (60%)	806,766 (40%)

1984

See also: Minnesota 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	a	1,176,809 (66%)	611,200 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education funding; Higher education funding	a	1,139,390 (64%)	631,378 (36%)

1982

See also: Minnesota 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	a	1,304,127 (77%)	385,738 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Transportation	a	1,103,221 (66%)	563,865 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling policy	a	1,108,255 (64%)	624,721 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Transportation; Bond issues	a	1,201,321 (71%)	492,736 (29%)

1980

See also: Minnesota 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Campaign finance		a	1,457,454 (79%)	398,551 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation; Bond issues		d	964,212 (54%)	823,192 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority		d	944,883 (53%)	850,251 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting policy		d	1,036,581 (58%)	754,935 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Initiative and referendum process	Establishes the initiative and referendum process in the state	d	970,407 (53%)	854,164 (47%)

1976

See also: Minnesota 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Transportation; Taxes	d	552,543 (33%)	1,134,847 (67%)

1974

See also: Minnesota 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	a	815,064 (72%)	311,781 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	d	638,775 (57%)	474,519 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Transportation; Taxes	a	741,353 (67%)	372,158 (33%)

1972

See also: Minnesota 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	a	968,088 (62%)	603,385 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary oversight; State judiciary structure	a	1,012,916 (66%)	531,831 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive official measures	a	1,064,580 (68%)	503,342 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy	a	1,131,921 (70%)	477,473 (30%)

1970

See also: Minnesota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy; State legislative elections	a	700,449 (55%)	582,890 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions	a	969,774 (77%)	287,858 (23%)

1968

See also: Minnesota 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; State legislative processes and sessions	a	1,044,418 (77%)	316,916 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures	a	1,012,235 (74%)	359,088 (26%)

1966

See also: Minnesota 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative elections; State legislative processes and sessions	d	575,967 (55%)	471,427 (45%)

1964

See also: Minnesota 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Mineral resources; Taxes	a	1,272,590 (86%)	204,133 (14%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	a	1,089,798 (81%)	254,216 (19%)

1962

See also: Minnesota 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	828,880 (74%)	288,490 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures	a	728,255 (65%)	385,723 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative processes and sessions	a	706,761 (64%)	393,538 (36%)

1960

See also: Minnesota 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislatures measures	d	763,434 (60%)	501,429 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions; Redistricting policy	d	600,797 (48%)	661,009 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive official measures	a	974,486 (76%)	305,245 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections and campaigns; American Indian issues	a	993,186 (77%)	302,217 (23%)

1958

See also: Minnesota 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; State legislative authority	a	712,552 (70%)	309,848 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Executive official term limits	a	641,887 (63%)	382,505 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative processes and sessions	d	576,300 (57%)	430,112 (43%)

1956

See also: Minnesota 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure; State judicial authority; State legislative authority; State judiciary oversight	a	939,957 (75%)	307,178 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation	a	1,060,063 (82%)	230,707 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public education funding; Taxes	a	1,084,627 (84%)	209,311 (16%)

1954

See also: Minnesota 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	a	638,818 (71%)	266,434 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	a	636,237 (69%)	282,212 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures; State judiciary	a	610,138 (67%)	303,838 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Banking policy; Business regulations	a	624,611 (68%)	290,039 (32%)

1952

See also: Minnesota 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding; Higher education funding	d	604,384 (55%)	500,490 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions	d	656,618 (61%)	424,492 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Suffrage; Elections and campaigns	d	716,670 (66%)	371,508 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial authority; State legislative authority; State legislative vote requirements	d	646,608 (59%)	443,005 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes; Transportation	d	580,316 (45%)	704,336 (55%)

1950

See also: Minnesota 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	367,013 (44%)	465,239 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Taxes	a	594,092 (67%)	290,870 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Transportation; Taxes	d	420,530 (48%)	456,346 (52%)

1948

See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation; Taxes	d	534,538 (50%)	539,224 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	d	319,667 (34%)	621,523 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; State constitutional conventions	d	294,842 (32%)	641,013 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy	a	664,703 (61%)	420,518 (39%)

1944

See also: Minnesota 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation taxes and fees; Airport infrastructure	a	737,091 (74%)	264,149 (26%)

1942

See also: Minnesota 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Higher education funding; Public education funding	a	415,012 (69%)	190,563 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance	a	459,868 (76%)	144,842 (24%)

1940

See also: Minnesota 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	d	635,815 (69%)	287,286 (31%)

1938

See also: Minnesota 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority; Property	a	609,046 (70%)	259,007 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance	d	488,370 (65%)	260,152 (35%)

1936

See also: Minnesota 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority; Property	d	448,917 (53%)	397,106 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	d	355,588 (40%)	543,847 (60%)

1934

See also: Minnesota 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Higher education funding; Taxes	d	472,374 (66%)	247,166 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	d	509,074 (65%)	279,877 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	d	496,017 (70%)	215,623 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	a	630,125 (78%)	181,126 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislatures measures; Property	d	468,617 (68%)	216,760 (32%)

1932

See also: Minnesota 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	d	420,052 (51%)	409,924 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	a	537,292 (70%)	227,634 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; Property	d	433,913 (63%)	258,257 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	d	468,101 (64%)	261,856 (36%)

1930

See also: Minnesota 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	a	428,013 (77%)	130,833 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property; State legislative authority	d	378,716 (68%)	174,231 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business regulations; State legislative authority	a	486,818 (78%)	135,345 (22%)

1928

See also: Minnesota 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation; Taxes	a	542,796 (61%)	346,109 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Business regulations	d	506,065 (69%)	223,725 (31%)

1926

See also: Minnesota 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	d	331,964 (69%)	148,784 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Environment	a	383,003 (75%)	127,592 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business regulations; State legislative authority	d	323,322 (70%)	140,422 (30%)

1924

See also: Minnesota 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes; Transportation	a	520,769 (73%)	197,455 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance; Open meetings and public information	d	246,414 (55%)	200,391 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public economic investment policy; Agriculture policy	d	253,732 (50%)	257,492 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes; Environment	d	428,407 (75%)	143,977 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Wildfire management	a	460,965 (76%)	143,518 (24%)

1922

See also: Minnesota 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Agriculture policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	534,310 (88%)	73,917 (12%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Mineral resources; Taxes	a	474,697 (84%)	91,011 (16%)

1920

See also: Minnesota 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation	a	526,936 (73%)	199,603 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judicial term limits	a	446,959 (72%)	171,414 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	d	331,105 (60%)	217,558 (40%)

1918

See also: Minnesota 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol laws	d	189,614 (52%)	173,665 (48%)

1916

See also: Minnesota 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	240,975 (81%)	58,100 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Higher education funding; Public education funding		a	211,259 (79%)	56,147 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Mineral resources; Water		d	183,597 (74%)	64,255 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure		d	130,363 (55%)	108,002 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State executive official measures		d	136,700 (62%)	83,324 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Property		d	132,741 (58%)	97,432 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Initiative and referendum process	Establishes the initiative and referendum process in the state	d	187,711 (78%)	51,544 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judicial term limits		d	186,847 (72%)	72,361 (28%)

1914

See also: Minnesota 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Initiative and referendum process	Establishes the initiative and referendum process in the state	d	168,004 (80%)	41,577 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Environment		d	108,352 (63%)	63,782 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Parks, land, and natural area conservation		a	178,954 (80%)	44,033 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure		d	127,352 (65%)	68,886 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		d	162,951 (77%)	47,906 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Open meetings and public information		d	131,213 (69%)	58,827 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Higher education governance; Public education governance		d	159,531 (81%)	38,145 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judicial term limits		d	128,601 (67%)	64,214 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State legislative structure		d	98,144 (54%)	84,436 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Recall process		d	139,801 (76%)	44,961 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Animal treatment laws; Taxes		d	136,671 (70%)	59,786 (30%)

1912

See also: Minnesota 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation; Taxes	a	195,724 (79%)	51,135 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Insurance policy; Agriculture policy; Storm infrastructure; Taxes	d	145,173 (71%)	60,439 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public education funding; Property; Higher education funding	d	168,440 (81%)	39,483 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance	d	157,086 (79%)	41,971 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public education governance	d	167,983 (82%)	36,584 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislative structure	d	122,457 (61%)	77,187 (39%)

1910

See also: Minnesota 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation	a	159,746 (78%)	44,387 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Open meetings and public information; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	123,787 (71%)	51,650 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Storm infrastructure; Taxes; Insurance policy; Agriculture policy	d	108,926 (63%)	63,205 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	d	95,181 (61%)	61,520 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes; Environment	d	100,168 (61%)	63,962 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes; Environment	d	87,943 (54%)	73,697 (46%)

1908

See also: Minnesota 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Religion-related policy; Taxes	d	134,141 (67%)	65,776 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes; Transportation	d	154,226 (73%)	56,557 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Storm infrastructure; Taxes; Insurance policy; Agriculture policy	d	137,710 (69%)	61,084 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public education governance	d	169,785 (80%)	42,114 (20%)

1906

See also: Minnesota 1906 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes		a	156,051 (77%)	46,982 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation; Taxes		a	141,870 (74%)	49,232 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Agriculture policy; Constitutional rights; Food policy	Creates a state constitutional right to sell produce from one’s garden or farm without a license	a	190,897 (85%)	34,094 (15%)

1904

See also: Minnesota 1904 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	190,718 (83%)	39,334 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Criminal trials; Jury rules	a	164,055 (76%)	52,152 (24%)

1902

See also: Minnesota 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	d	124,584 (85%)	21,251 (15%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	d	114,969 (83%)	23,948 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	116,766 (85%)	20,777 (15%)

1898

See also: Minnesota 1898 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Allows women to vote for and serve on school and library boards	a	71,704 (62%)	43,660 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes		a	69,760 (68%)	32,881 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance		a	68,754 (68%)	32,068 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation		a	70,043 (65%)	38,017 (35%)

1896

See also: Minnesota 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; Law enforcement	a	130,354 (74%)	45,097 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Immigration policy; Citizenship voting requirements	a	97,980 (65%)	52,454 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	a	107,086 (65%)	58,312 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property	a	101,188 (64%)	56,839 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	127,151 (78%)	36,134 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Business regulations; Taxes	a	163,694 (79%)	42,922 (21%)

1894

See also: Minnesota 1894 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	a	108,332 (72%)	41,242 (28%)

1892

See also: Minnesota 1892 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	a	77,614 (80%)	19,583 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Mineral resources; Taxes	d	53,372 (39%)	82,910 (61%)

1890

See also: Minnesota 1890 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Jury rules; Civil trials	a	66,929 (62%)	41,341 (38%)

1888

See also: Minnesota 1888 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Food policy; Business regulations	a	194,932 (94%)	13,064 (6%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	a	153,908 (76%)	48,649 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative processes and sessions	a	150,003 (74%)	52,946 (26%)

1886

See also: Minnesota 1886 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	131,533 (88%)	17,914 (12%)

1883

See also: Minnesota 1883 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures		a	74,375 (75%)	24,359 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections and campaigns		a	75,782 (76%)	24,082 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judicial term limits		a	73,565 (75%)	24,016 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judicial term limits	Set the term limit for Supreme Court justices at six years instead of seven.	a	73,565 (75%)	24,016 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judicial term limits		a	73,565 (75%)	24,016 (25%)

1881

See also: Minnesota 1881 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes; Water	Authorize a levy on all lands fronting any water main or water pipe by the linear foot	a	35,019 (66%)	18,320 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Remove time limitations on legislative session length	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Salaries of government officials; State legislative structure	Limit compensation for legislators to $5 per day, not to exceed $450 for each regular session, or not to exceed $200 for each special session	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Prohibit special legislation on a variety of specific subjects such as altering highways, changing county seats or incorporating any town or village	a	56,491 (87%)	8,369 (13%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property; Environment	Permit the sale of swamp lands and for the appropriation of proceeds from said sale	a	51,903 (86%)	8,440 (14%)

1879

See also: Minnesota 1879 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Restrict the issuance of county, town and municipal bonds to aid railroads to 5% or less of the value of taxable property within the county, town or municipal area.	a	54,810 (97%)	1,700 (3%)

1877

See also: Minnesota 1877 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Establish biennial legislative sessions and also limited session length to sixty days	a	37,995 (65%)	20,833 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative term limits; State legislative elections	Extend terms of office for representatives to two years and senators to four years	a	33,072 (57%)	25,099 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections and campaigns; Election administration and governance	Establish a state canvassing board comprised of two district and Supreme Court judges to report elections returns of congressional candidates to the secretary of state	a	36,072 (62%)	21,814 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in local option elections	d	26,468 (45%)	32,963 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Banking policy; Business regulations	Establish single liability for stockholders of all corporations except for banks	d	24,415 (48%)	26,020 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Property	Authorize the sale of internal improvement lands to pay railroad bonds with the proceeds	d	17,324 (23%)	59,176 (77%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	School choice policy; Religion-related policy; Public education funding; Religion in public schools	Prohibit state school funds from being used to support sectarian schools	a	36,780 (69%)	16,667 (31%)

1876

See also: Minnesota 1876 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; State executive powers and duties	Authorize the governor to veto items of appropriation bills, while still approving the rest of the bill	a	47,302 (91%)	4,426 (9%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Banking policy; Business regulations	Establish single liability for stockholders in all corporations except banks	d	21,721 (49%)	22,830 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary structure; State judicial authority	Allow district judges to sit on the supreme court bench and assume all powers of the position when a supreme court judge is disqualified	a	41,069 (87%)	6,063 (13%)

1875

See also: Minnesota 1875 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	Establish judicial districts within the state and at least one judge in each district	a	22,560 (55%)	18,534 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in matters relating to school affairs	a	24,340 (56%)	19,468 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Authorize the legislature to enact laws for the safe investment of the school funds	a	28,755 (73%)	10,517 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Business regulations	Establish single liability for stockholders of ordinary business corporations	d	16,349 (39%)	25,858 (61%)

1873

See also: Minnesota 1873 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Established biennial sessions and legislative session length	d	14,007 (31%)	31,729 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative term limits; State legislative elections	Extend the terms of representatives to two years and terms of senators to four years	d	11,675 (32%)	24,331 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Election administration and governance; Elections and campaigns	Establish a state canvassing board consisting of judges from the Supreme Court and district court to report Congressional election returns to the secretary of state	d	12,116 (32%)	25,694 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the legislature to pass laws for the safekeeping, transfer and disbursement of state and school funds	a	27,143 (83%)	5,438 (17%)

1872

See also: Minnesota 1872 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Prison and jail funding; Healthcare facility funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public economic investment policy	Authorize state loans for constructing an asylum facility for the insane, deaf, dumb and blind, as well as a state prison	a	29,158 (52%)	26,881 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business regulations	Exempt stockholders in manufacturing or mechanical businesses from double liability	a	23,091 (51%)	21,794 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance; Bond issue requirements; Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues; Railways	Restrict the issuance of county, town, and municipal bonds to aid railroads	a	27,916 (78%)	7,796 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Land use and development policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the sale of internal improvement lands as well as for the proceeds from the sale to be invested in state or federal bonds	a	55,438 (93%)	4,331 (7%)

1871

See also: Minnesota 1871 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Business regulations; Business taxes; Railways; Tax and revenue administration; Taxes	Require any changes to railroad gross earnings tax laws to be submitted to the public for popular approval	a	41,814 (82%)	9,216 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public economic investment policy; Prison and jail funding; Healthcare facility funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize state loans for constructing an asylum facility for the insane, deaf, dumb and blind, as well as a state prison	d	6,724 (14%)	40,797 (86%)

1870

See also: Minnesota 1870 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Business regulations	Exempt railroad stockholders from double liability	d	7,446 (40%)	11,210 (60%)

1869

See also: Minnesota 1869 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government organization; Public land policy	Abolish the county of Manomin	a	13,392 (89%)	1,671 (11%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes; Land use and development policy	Authorize municipal corporations to levy assessments for local improvements upon property	a	26,636 (91%)	2,560 (9%)

1868

See also: Minnesota 1868 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Residency voting requirements; Citizenship voting requirements; Race and suffrage; Voting age policy	Establishe voter eligibility criteria, granting eligibility to all males over the age of 21 who were born in the United States, foreign persons who declare their intentions to become citizens, persons of mixed white and Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization, and persons of Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization and have passed an examination that pronounced them capable of voting	a	39,493 (57%)	30,121 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary; State judiciary structure	To protect persons from double jeopardy as well as from being compelled to be a witness against himself. The measure also set forth guidelines for bail and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.	d	14,763 (33%)	30,544 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local government finance and taxes; Land use and development policy; Property; Public land policy	Authorize the sale of 500,000 acres of internal improvement lands and the investment of proceeds from the sale in state or national securities	d	19,398 (40%)	28,729 (60%)

1867

See also: Minnesota 1867 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy; Citizenship voting requirements	Establish voter eligibility criteria, granting eligibility to all males over the age of 21 who were born in the United States, foreign persons who declare their intentions to become citizens, persons of mixed white and Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization, and persons of Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization and have passed an examination that pronounced them capable of voting	d	27,479 (49%)	28,794 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government finance and taxes; Banking policy; Property taxes; Tax and revenue administration	Authorize the state legislature to impose taxes on shares of banking institutions	d	8,742 (20%)	34,351 (80%)

1865

See also: Minnesota 1865 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy; Citizenship voting requirements	Establish voter eligibility criteria, granting eligibility to all males over the age of 21 who were born in the United States, foreign persons who declare their intentions to become citizens, persons of mixed white and Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization, and persons of Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization and have passed an examination that pronounced them capable of voting	d	12,135 (45%)	14,651 (55%)

1860

See also: Minnesota 1860 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Railways; Bond issues; Tax and revenue administration	Repeal 1858 amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds for railroads and authorize the state legislature to tax	a	18,648 (96%)	743 (4%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Adds a sentence to Section 1 of Article IV of the Minnesota Constitution that establishes a 60-day term limit to legislative sessions	a	19,785 (98%)	442 (2%)

1858

See also: Minnesota 1858 ballot measures

April 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Railways; Bond issue requirements	Authorize the state to issue bonds for railroad construction with an aggregate limit of $5 million in bonds	a	25,023 (79%)	6,733 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive elections; State executive branch structure	Establish the state government by authorizing the election of state executive officers	a	25,023 (79%)	6,733 (21%)

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