Hennepin County, Minnesota ballot measures
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2024
- See also: Minnesota 2024 local ballot measures
November 5
• Bloomington, Minnesota, Question 1, Repeal of Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (November 2024): ✖
A "yes" vote supported repealing ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections and reinstating the primary election to determine candidates for the general election. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections. |
• Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, School District Question, Tax Measure (November 2024): ✔
A "yes" vote supported authorizing for 10 years an annual capital project levy of 4.728% times the net tax capacity of the School District, replacing the existing levy of 2.249% times the net tax capacity of the School District which is set to expire after taxes payable in 2025, thereby generating an estimated $38.1 million per year, with revenue going to technology systems, equipment, infrastructure, and support staffing. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing for 10 years an annual capital project levy of 4.728% times the net tax capacity of the School District, with revenue going to technology systems, equipment, infrastructure, and support staffing. |
2023
- See also: Minnesota 2023 local ballot measures
November 7
• Minnetonka, Minnesota, Repeal of Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (November 2023): ✖
A "yes" vote supported repealing ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections and reinstating the plurality election system in which voters select one candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections. |
2021
- See also: Minnesota 2021 local ballot measures
November 2
A "yes" vote supported this charter amendment to adopt an executive mayor and legislative council form of government, eliminate the Executive Commission, and give the mayor authority over city departments, excluding the clerk's and treasurer's offices. |
A "no" vote opposed this charter amendment, thus maintaining the Executive Commission, which consisted of the mayor, council president, and three additional council members. |
A "yes" vote supported this charter amendment to: * replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety (DPS); * have the mayor nominate, and the city council approve, a person to serve as DPS commissioner; and * remove language from the Minneapolis City Charter on the police department, including minimum police funding requirements and the mayor's control of the police department. |
A "no" vote opposed this charter amendment, thus maintaining the existing structure of the Minneapolis Police Department in the Minneapolis Charter. |
• Minneapolis, Minnesota, Question 3, Allow for Rent Control Amendment (November 2021): ✔
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to allow the city council to enact rent control by ordinance. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment, thus continuing to prohibit the city council from enacting rent control. |
2020
• Bloomington, Minnesota, Question 3, Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (November 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to elect the mayor and city council members through ranked choice voting, a system in which voters rank candidates and tabulation occurs in rounds that eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes until one candidate receives a majority of votes. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to establish ranked choice voting for mayor and city council elections, thereby leaving the existing plurality election system in place consisting of a primary election and a general election at which voters select one candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins. |
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to establish city council elections in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of four-year terms with four-year term elections restarting in 2025 and to use this method whenever regular city council elections do not fall in a year ending in a 3 so as to comply with a state law designed to require city council elections in years ending in 2 or 3 after a census. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to amend the city charter to establish city council elections in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of four-year terms with four-year term elections restarting in 2025 and to use this method whenever regular city council elections do not fall in a year ending in 3. |
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to state that special municipal elections to fill vacancies must be held on one of the state-set uniform election dates that is at least 90 days after the vacancy occurs. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to require special municipal elections to fill vacancies to occur on uniform election dates set by state law, thereby leaving the existing charter provisions requiring special municipal elections to fill vacancies to occur within 90 days of the vacancies. |
• Minnetonka, Minnesota, Question 1, Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (November 2020): ✔
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to elect the mayor and city council members through ranked choice voting, a system in which voters rank candidates and tabulation occurs in rounds that eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes until one candidate receives a majority of votes. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to establish ranked choice voting for mayor and city council elections, thereby leaving the existing plurality election system in place consisting of a primary election and a general election at which voters select one candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins. |
2018
• Minneapolis Liquor Licenses Charter Amendment 
• Question 1: Minneapolis Public Schools Revenue Authorization
• Question 2: Minneapolis Public Schools Capital Project Levy Authorization
2016
City of Minneapolis Police Brutality Personal Insurance Charter Amendment (2016) - This measure qualified for the 2016 election ballot, but it was removed by the Minnesota Supreme Court in a ruling based on state law requiring cities to provide legal support for city employees.
2014
November 4
City of Minneapolis Police Brutality Personal Insurance Charter Amendment (November 2014) - This measure did not make the 2014 ballot, but petitioners said they would try again for an election in a later year.
2009
November 3
Minneapolis Taxation Board Amendment (2009)
Not on the ballot
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