List of Minnesota ballot measures
This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Minnesota.
- The list is for state ballot measures since 1858.
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- List of ballot measures by year
- Types of ballot measures
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Revenue allocation; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Extend the dedication of lottery-derived revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund for 25 years |
| 2,526,205 (83%) | 530,504 (17%) |
2016
See also: Minnesota 2016 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Salaries of government officials | Create an independent board that sets the pay of legislators |
| 2,265,835 (81%) | 536,272 (19%) |
2012
See also: Minnesota 2012 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues | Define marriage as between one man and one woman |  | 1,399,916 (48%) | 1,510,434 (52%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Voter ID policy | Require voters to present a valid photo ID when voting in person | | 1,362,009 (47%) | 1,539,044 (53%) |
2008
See also: Minnesota 2008 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Sales taxes | Enact an increase of three-eighths of one percent in the sales and use tax in order to provide revenue to protect the natural resources of the state and to preserve Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage |
| 1,635,046 (59%) | 1,141,540 (41%) |
2006
See also: Minnesota 2006 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges; Sales taxes | Dedicate 63.75% of the revenue from taxes imposed by the state on the sale of a new or used motor vehicle for transportation purposes, such as highways and public transit assistance |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Gambling policy; Mineral resources | Extend the use of proceeds from the state lottery for the environmental trust fund through the year 2025 |
| 1,556,895 (77%) | 460,747 (23%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive branch structure | Abolish the office of state treasurer; repeal the powers, responsibilities, and duties of the state treasurer; and requiring a study of the issue of transferring those powers, responsibilities, and duties |
| 1,087,789 (56%) | 855,853 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Right to hunt and fish | Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and take game |
| 1,570,720 (77%) | 462,749 (23%) |
1996
See also: Minnesota 1996 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Recall process | Provide for a recall process for elected officials |
| 1,833,523 (88%) | 248,778 (12%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Veterans policy | Authorize a bonus in compensation for Persian Gulf War veterans |
| 1,334,409 (64%) | 740,039 (36%) |
1994
See also: Minnesota 1994 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Gambling policy | Authorize off-track wagering on horse racing in a manner prescribed by the state legislature | | 841,277 (50%) | 847,802 (50%) |
1990
See also: Minnesota 1990 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Mineral resources; Gambling policy | Dedicate 40% of the state lottery proceeds to the environment and natural resources fund until the year 2001 |
| 1,388,105 (81%) | 329,806 (19%) |
1988
See also: Minnesota 1988 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Public land policy | Establish the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund for environmental, natural resources and wildlife purposes |
| 1,645,090 (81%) | 375,752 (19%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; Gambling policy | Permit the state legislature to authorize the creation of a state lottery |
| 1,214,032 (59%) | 843,307 (41%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Criminal trials; Civil trials; Jury rules | Allow the use of juries of fewer than 12 members in civil and non-felony cases |
| 1,205,730 (60%) | 806,766 (40%) |
1984
See also: Minnesota 1984 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public land policy | Allow the exchange of state-owned lands for other lands owned by state or local governments |
| 1,176,809 (66%) | 611,200 (34%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public education funding; Higher education funding | Remove restrictions on the investment of the permanent school fund and to allow the limits on the investment of the fund and the apportionment of the returns on the investment to school districts to be set by law |
| 1,139,390 (64%) | 631,378 (36%) |
1982
See also: Minnesota 1982 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Allow the creation of a court of appeals |
| 1,304,127 (77%) | 385,738 (23%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Highways and bridges; Bond issues | Remove restrictions on the interest rate for and the amount of trunk highway bonds |
| 1,103,221 (66%) | 563,865 (34%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Gambling policy | Permit the state legislature to authorize on-track pari-mutuel betting on horse racing |
| 1,108,255 (64%) | 624,721 (36%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Bond issues; Railways | Provide state bonding authority for the improvement and rehabilitation of railroad facilities |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Campaign finance | Require campaign spending limits for executive and legislative offices and public disclosure of campaign spending for all state candidates |
| 1,457,454 (79%) | 398,551 (21%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Highways and bridges; Bond issues | Remove restrictions on the interest rate for and the amount of highway bonds | | 964,212 (54%) | 823,192 (46%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative authority | Require state senate approval for notaries public | | 944,883 (53%) | 850,251 (47%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Redistricting policy | Establish a bipartisan reapportionment commission | | 1,036,581 (58%) | 754,935 (42%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Initiative and referendum process | Establish the initiative and referendum process in the state | | 970,407 (53%) | 854,164 (47%) |
1976
See also: Minnesota 1976 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Bond issues; Fuel taxes; Highways and bridges | Permit proceeds from increases in motor fuel taxes to be placed in the general fund and remove restrictions on interest rate for and amount of highway bonds | | 552,543 (33%) | 1,134,847 (67%) |
1974
See also: Minnesota 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise and amend the state constitution to improve its clarity and remove obsolete and inconsequential provisions |
| 815,064 (72%) | 311,781 (28%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process; Constitutional wording changes | Lower the vote requirement for constitutional amendments to be 55% of voters voting on the issue or a majority of those voting in the election | | 638,775 (57%) | 474,519 (43%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Transportation taxes and fees; Railways | Allow the state legislature to establish the rate and method of taxing railroads |
| 741,353 (67%) | 372,158 (33%) |
1972
See also: Minnesota 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Alter the manner of determining the length of legislative sessions, permitting variations in the times for meetings of the legislature |
| 968,088 (62%) | 603,385 (38%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State judiciary structure; State judiciary oversight | Reorganize the state judicial system, provide for appointment of clerks of district court, and authorize discipline and removal of judges |
| 1,012,916 (66%) | 531,831 (34%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State executive branch structure | Provide for the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor, and remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the senate |
| 1,064,580 (68%) | 503,342 (32%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Veterans policy | Levy taxes for the purpose of providing bonuses to veterans of the Vietnam War |
| 1,131,921 (70%) | 477,473 (30%) |
1970
See also: Minnesota 1970 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Voting age policy; State legislative elections | Reduce voting age requirement from 21 to 19 years and provide an age requirement of 21 years to hold public office |
| 700,449 (55%) | 582,890 (45%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; Property tax exemptions; Property taxes | Authorize the legislature to define or limit categories of tax-exempt property |
| 969,774 (77%) | 287,858 (23%) |
1968
See also: Minnesota 1968 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions; State executive powers and duties | Allow the state legislature to present bills to the governor within three days after the legislature adjourns, and allow the governor 14 days to sign or veto such bills |
| 1,044,418 (77%) | 316,916 (23%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative elections | Allow legislators to assume another elective or appointive office upon resignation from the legislature |
| 1,012,235 (74%) | 359,088 (26%) |
1966
See also: Minnesota 1966 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative elections; State legislative processes and sessions | Allow legislators to seek election to other offices and to provide resignation procedures for them | | 575,967 (55%) | 471,427 (45%) |
1964
See also: Minnesota 1964 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Severance taxes; Mineral resources | Prevent the amendment or repeal of taconite tax policies for 25 years, and authorize the legislature to impose limitations for up to 25 years on the taxation of copper and nickel mining |
| 1,272,590 (86%) | 204,133 (14%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Salaries of government officials; State legislative elections; Women's suffrage; Constitutional wording changes; Redistricting policy | Remove obsolete language from the state constitution related to the apportionment and compensation of members of the legislature; the requirement of a state census; the appointment of a state librarian; the election of members of the U.S. Senate; and women's suffrage |
| 1,089,798 (81%) | 254,216 (19%) |
1962
See also: Minnesota 1962 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public education funding | Consolidate the swamp land fund and the permanent school fund, and establish distribution requirements and investment restrictions |
| 828,880 (74%) | 288,490 (26%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Debt limits; State legislative authority | Allow the state to contract long- and short-term debts for public improvements upon approval of 3/5 of both houses of the state legislature |
| 728,255 (65%) | 385,723 (35%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative processes and sessions | Loosen the restrictions on the length of legislative sessions by increasing the number of days in the session from 90 to 120 |
| 706,761 (64%) | 393,538 (36%) |
1960
See also: Minnesota 1960 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative elections; State legislative processes and sessions | Extend the legislative session by 30 days; restrict the time during which bills can be introduced; and set qualifications for legislators running for other elective offices | | 763,434 (60%) | 501,429 (40%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative processes and sessions; Redistricting policy | Allow an extra legislative session for reapportionment if reapportionment is not completed during the regular session | | 600,797 (48%) | 661,009 (52%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State executive branch structure | Authorize the state legislature to provide for the succession procedures to the office of governor |
| 974,486 (76%) | 305,245 (24%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Residency voting requirements; American Indian issues | Allow the state legislature to prescribe, by law, the place where a person who has moved from a precinct within 30 days preceding an election may vote, and eliminate obsolete provisions related to the voting rights of Native Americans |
| 993,186 (77%) | 302,217 (23%) |
1958
See also: Minnesota 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Local government organization | Authorize the state legislature to revise and consolidate provisions relating to local government, home rule and special laws |
| 712,552 (70%) | 309,848 (30%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive elections | Provide for four-year terms for state constitutional officers to take effect for terms, beginning in 1963 |
| 641,887 (63%) | 382,505 (37%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative elections | Permit members of the legislature to hold certain elective and nonelective state offices, such as notary public and postmaster | | 576,300 (57%) | 430,112 (43%) |
1956
See also: Minnesota 1956 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judicial authority; State judiciary oversight; State legislative authority; State judiciary structure | Authorize the state legislature to reorganize the power and structure of the judiciary |
| 939,957 (75%) | 307,178 (25%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Transportation taxes and fees; Fuel taxes; Highways and bridges | Authorize the consolidation of present trunk highway articles and sections; increase state aid and supervision of public highways; permit tax of motor vehicles and fuel; and apportion funds for highway purposes to state and local highways |
| 1,060,063 (82%) | 230,707 (18%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public education funding; Higher education funding; Severance taxes; State legislative authority | Authorize the state legislature to divert 50% of the occupation mining tax proceeds earmarked for education from permanent trust funds to current educational needs |
| 1,084,627 (84%) | 209,311 (16%) |
1954
See also: Minnesota 1954 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State constitutional conventions; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require a 60% popular vote before a new state constitution could be ratified, and allow members of the legislature to serve in a constitutional convention |
| 638,818 (71%) | 266,434 (29%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive branch structure | Permit gubernatorial appointments in cases of vacancies in certain offices to run until the end of term, or January 1, whichever is sooner, in order to eliminate the need for elections to short terms |
| 636,237 (69%) | 282,212 (31%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State judicial authority; State legislative vote requirements; State legislative authority | Permit the state legislature to extend probate jurisdiction by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote |
| 610,138 (67%) | 303,838 (33%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Business regulations; Banking policy; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders of state banks |
| 624,611 (68%) | 290,039 (32%) |
1952
See also: Minnesota 1952 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Higher education funding; Public education funding | Require a board of commissioners to approve loans or investment of bonds to municipalities from the permanent school, permanent university, and swamp land funds | | 604,384 (55%) | 500,490 (45%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State constitutional conventions; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require a 60% popular majority vote to ratify a new state constitution | | 656,618 (61%) | 424,492 (39%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Residency voting requirements | Clarify that only citizens of the United States and those who had been residents of their district for 30 days were eligible to vote | | 716,670 (66%) | 371,508 (34%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State legislative vote requirements; State judicial authority; State legislative authority | Authorize the state legislature to extend probate jurisdiction by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote | | 646,608 (59%) | 443,005 (41%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Transportation taxes and fees; Sales taxes; Revenue allocation | Provide for a 65-10-25 percent apportionment of an excise tax on motor vehicles to the Trunk Highway Fund, municipalities and counties, respectively | | 580,316 (45%) | 704,336 (55%) |
1950
See also: Minnesota 1950 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Revenue allocation; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorize forestry management funds by diverting 25% of proceeds from the public land trust fund | | 367,013 (44%) | 465,239 (56%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Severance taxes; Veterans policy | Authorize a diversion of 1% of the proceeds of the occupation mining tax to the veterans' compensation fund |
| 594,092 (67%) | 290,870 (33%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Sales taxes; Revenue allocation; Severance taxes; Transportation taxes and fees; Highways and bridges | Authorize a 50-44-6 percent apportionment of the excise tax on petroleum products to the Trunk Highway Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and to cities with populations of 100,000 or more for their road and street needs, respectively | | 420,530 (48%) | 456,346 (52%) |
1948
See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Sales taxes; Severance taxes; State legislative authority | Provide for a 50-50 apportionment of an excise tax on petroleum products between the Trunk Highway Fund and the Bridge Fund | | 534,538 (50%) | 539,224 (50%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process | Authorize the submission of two or more amendments without requiring voters to vote for or against each separately | | 319,667 (34%) | 621,523 (66%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State constitutional conventions; State legislative authority | Authorize the state legislature to call a constitutional convention with a two-thirds majority, without submitting the question to the voters | | 294,842 (32%) | 641,013 (68%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Veterans policy; State legislative authority | Authorize the state to pay an adjusted compensation to veterans serving in the armed forces from 1940 to 1946 and levy taxes to acquire those funds |
| 664,703 (61%) | 420,518 (39%) |
1944
See also: Minnesota 1944 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Airport infrastructure; Fuel taxes; Transportation taxes and fees | Permit the state to construct and maintain air navigation facilities, levy an excise tax on fuel for aircrafts, and levy taxes for aircrafts |
| 737,091 (74%) | 264,149 (26%) |
1942
See also: Minnesota 1942 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Higher education funding; Public education funding | Reduce the rate of interest that the state's permanent trust funds may be loaned to, or invested in the bonds of any county or municipality in the state from 3% per year to 2% per year, and reduce the minimum term for such loans and investments from five years to one year |
| 415,012 (69%) | 190,563 (31%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Local government organization | Require publication of amendments to home rule charters once each week for four successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the municipality where the amendment is proposed |
| 459,868 (76%) | 144,842 (24%) |
1940
See also: Minnesota 1940 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Local government organization | Require publication of amendments to home rule charters once each week for four successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city or village where the amendment is proposed | | 635,815 (69%) | 287,286 (31%) |
1938
See also: Minnesota 1938 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative authority; Public land policy | Authorize the state legislature to exchange state public land for federal land, with approval from a committee consisting of the governor, attorney general, and state auditor |
| 609,046 (70%) | 259,007 (30%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Local government organization | Change requirements for publication of proposed amendments to city and village charters | | 488,370 (65%) | 260,152 (35%) |
1936
See also: Minnesota 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative authority; Public land policy | Authorize the state legislature to exchange state public lands, including those held in trust for any purpose, for federal lands | | 448,917 (53%) | 397,106 (47%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Property taxes; Property tax exemptions | Exempt personal property from state taxes | | 355,588 (40%) | 543,847 (60%) |
1934
See also: Minnesota 1934 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Higher education funding; Tax and revenue administration | Define "academies, colleges, universities and seminaries of learning" to mean, for tax purposes, property actually used in instruction and housing of students | | 472,374 (66%) | 247,166 (34%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Highways and bridges | Authorize the state legislature to add new routes to the trunk highway system | | 509,074 (65%) | 279,877 (35%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Property taxes | Authorize the state legislature to provide for the taxation of lands acquired through the rural credit system | | 496,017 (70%) | 215,623 (30%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Property tax exemptions; Property taxes | Exempt all household goods and farm machinery and equipment from taxation |
| 630,125 (78%) | 181,126 (22%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public land policy; State legislative authority | Authorize the state legislature to provide for the exchange state public lands for federal lands | | 468,617 (68%) | 216,760 (32%) |
1932
See also: Minnesota 1932 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Railways; Business taxes | Authorize the taxation of the income of railroad companies, and make the taxation of national banking associations conform to federal law | | 420,052 (51%) | 409,924 (49%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Local business regulations; Business taxes | Authorize the state legislature to provide for the taxation of motor vehicles of companies paying taxes under the gross earnings taxation system |
| 537,292 (70%) | 227,634 (30%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Federal government issues; Public land policy | Authorize the state legislature to exchange state public lands for federal lands | | 433,913 (63%) | 258,257 (37%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Property taxes | Authorize the state legislature to provide for the taxation of lands acquired through the rural credit system | | 468,101 (64%) | 261,856 (36%) |
1930
See also: Minnesota 1930 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Provide two elective associate supreme court justices to replace the appointed court commissioners |
| 428,013 (77%) | 130,833 (23%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; Public land policy | Authorize the state legislature to exchange state public lands for federal lands | | 378,716 (68%) | 174,231 (32%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Business regulations; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders in corporations |
| 486,818 (78%) | 135,345 (22%) |
1928
See also: Minnesota 1928 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Revenue allocation; Highways and bridges; Fuel taxes | Allocate two-thirds of the revenue generated by the motor fuel tax in the trunk highway fund and one-third of the revenue in the bridge fund |
| 542,796 (61%) | 346,109 (39%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Business regulations; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders in corporations | | 506,065 (69%) | 223,725 (31%) |
1926
See also: Minnesota 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Fix the number of justices on the state supreme court to one chief justice and six associate justices | | 331,964 (69%) | 148,784 (31%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Forestry and timber; State legislative authority; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorize the enactment of laws promoting forestation and reforestation of public and private lands |
| 383,003 (75%) | 127,592 (25%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Business regulations; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders in corporations | | 323,322 (70%) | 140,422 (30%) |
1924
See also: Minnesota 1924 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges; Sales taxes; Fuel taxes | Place revenue generated by excise taxes on motor fuels in the trunk highway fund |
| 520,769 (73%) | 197,455 (27%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process; Local government organization; Open meetings and public information | Changed the requirements for publication of proposed amendments to city and village charters | | 246,414 (55%) | 200,391 (45%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public economic investment policy; Agriculture policy | Establish state-owned and operated public terminal grain elevators, and provide for the acquisition of sites and facilities for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the grain elevators | | 253,732 (50%) | 257,492 (50%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Forestry and timber; Severance taxes | Authorize the enactment of laws promoting forestation and reforestation of public and private lands, including irrepealable provisions for a forest land tax and a yield tax on timber products | | 428,407 (75%) | 143,977 (25%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Wildfire management; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Revenue allocation | Authorize state expenditures to prevent forest fires, including compulsory taxation, clearing and improvement of public and private wild lands |
| 460,965 (76%) | 143,518 (24%) |
1922
See also: Minnesota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Agriculture policy; Bond issues | Establish a state rural credit system to aid agricultural development |
| 534,310 (88%) | 73,917 (12%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Severance taxes; Public education funding; Higher education funding; Business taxes | Place an occupational and severance tax on the mining of iron and other ores and apportioning the revenue to different funds |
| 474,697 (84%) | 91,011 (16%) |
1920
See also: Minnesota 1920 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges | Establish a state trunk highway system to be constructed, improved and maintained by the state |
| 526,936 (73%) | 199,603 (27%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State judicial selection | Extend the terms of probate judges to four years |
| 446,959 (72%) | 171,414 (28%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Property taxes; Income taxes; Property tax exemptions | Authorize a gradual income tax and establish property tax exemptions for certain agricultural products and communities | | 331,105 (60%) | 217,558 (40%) |
1918
See also: Minnesota 1918 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Alcohol laws | Prohibit the sale, manufacture, transportation and possession of alcohol, except for sacramental, medicinal, mechanical or scientific purposes | | 189,614 (52%) | 173,665 (48%) |
1916
See also: Minnesota 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges; Public education funding | Create a state fund to clear and improve unsold school and swamp lands |
| 240,975 (81%) | 58,100 (19%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public economic investment policy; Higher education funding; Public education funding | Allow money in the permanent school and university fund to be invested in first mortgage loans on improved and cultivated state farm lands |
| 211,259 (79%) | 56,147 (21%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Mineral resources | Allow the state legislature to pass laws that regulate mining under public waters | | 183,597 (74%) | 64,255 (26%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Increase the number of associate justices on the state supreme court from four to six | | 130,363 (55%) | 108,002 (45%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State executive powers and duties | Allow the governor to veto portions of appropriation bills | | 136,700 (62%) | 83,324 (38%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Eminent domain policy; Sewage and stormwater | Allow the state to take private property, with just compensation, to establish public drainage systems | | 132,741 (58%) | 97,432 (42%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Initiative and referendum process | Establishes the initiative and referendum process in the state | | 187,711 (78%) | 51,544 (22%) | |
| Amendment 8 | State judicial selection | Increase the term length of probate judges to four years | | 186,847 (72%) | 72,361 (28%) |
1914
See also: Minnesota 1914 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Initiative and referendum process | Establishes the initiative and referendum process in the state | | 168,004 (80%) | 41,577 (20%) | |
| Amendment 10 | Forestry and timber; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow the legislature to pay an annual $2.50 per acre to people who use their land to cultivate and protect useful trees | | 108,352 (63%) | 63,782 (37%) | |
| Amendment 11 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow the state legislature to set apart certain public lands as state forests |
| 178,954 (80%) | 44,033 (20%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State judiciary structure | Increase the number of associate judges on the supreme court from four to six | | 127,352 (65%) | 68,886 (35%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public education funding; Highways and bridges | Create a state fund for the construction of roads, fire breaks, and ditches in unsold school and swamp lands | | 162,951 (77%) | 47,906 (23%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Open meetings and public information | Repeal the requirement that the state treasurer publish an annual report in a St. Paul newspaper | | 131,213 (69%) | 58,827 (31%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public economic investment policy; Higher education funding; Public education funding | Allow money in the permanent school and university fund to be invested in first mortgage loans on improved and cultivated state farm lands | | 159,531 (81%) | 38,145 (19%) | |
| Amendment 6 | State judicial selection | Extend the terms of probate judges to four years | | 128,601 (67%) | 64,214 (33%) | |
| Amendment 7 | State legislative structure | Make a number of changes to the state's legislative structure | | 98,144 (54%) | 84,436 (46%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Recall process | Create a recall process for all public officers in the state | | 139,801 (76%) | 44,961 (24%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Property taxes; Animal treatment laws | Allow the state legislature to tax dogs based on factors other than their monetary value | | 136,671 (70%) | 59,786 (30%) |
1912
See also: Minnesota 1912 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Property taxes; Highways and bridges | Issue a new property tax totaling no more than $100 per $100,000 in assessed property to fund the construction and repair of roads and bridges |
| 195,724 (79%) | 51,135 (21%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Storm infrastructure; Insurance policy; Agriculture policy | Allow the state auditor to create an insurance fund for hail damage to crops, and to issue an optional acreage tax on lands to be insured against hail and wind damage | | 145,173 (71%) | 60,439 (29%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public economic investment policy; Higher education funding; Public education funding | Allow money in the permanent school and university fund to be invested in first mortgage loans | | 168,440 (81%) | 39,483 (19%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Local government organization | Allow municipalities to create their own city charters | | 157,086 (79%) | 41,971 (21%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public education governance | Authorize the legislature to establish educational requirements for county superintendents of schools | | 167,983 (82%) | 36,584 (18%) | |
| Amendment 6 | State legislative structure | Make changes to the state's legislative structure and require the state senate be comprised of 63 members | | 122,457 (61%) | 77,187 (39%) |
1910
See also: Minnesota 1910 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges; Revenue allocation | Require that money accrued from investments in the internal improvement land fund be placed in a state road and bridge fund to fund the construction and improvement of public highways and bridges |
| 159,746 (78%) | 44,387 (22%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Open meetings and public information | Repeal the requirement that the state treasurer publish an annual report in a St. Paul newspaper and the requirement that the biennial session laws be published | | 123,787 (71%) | 51,650 (29%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Storm infrastructure; Agriculture policy; Insurance policy | Allow the state auditor to create an insurance fund for hail damage to crops, and to issue an optional tax on lands to be insured against hail and wind damage | | 108,926 (63%) | 63,205 (37%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Redistricting policy; Census policy | Require a state census in 1915 and every 10 years after that, and allow the state legislature to redraw the congressional and state legislative districts in the legislative session following a state or federal census | | 95,181 (61%) | 61,520 (39%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Forestry and timber; Property taxes | Allow the state legislature to create a property tax to fund the purchase of lands for forestry | | 100,168 (61%) | 63,962 (39%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Forestry and timber; Property tax exemptions | Allow the state legislature to create a property tax exemption to would encourage the planting and protection of useful trees | | 87,943 (54%) | 73,697 (46%) |
1908
See also: Minnesota 1908 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Property tax exemptions | Create a property tax exemption for church property used for religious purposes | | 134,141 (67%) | 65,776 (33%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Property taxes; Highways and bridges | Require that money accrued from investments in the internal improvement land fund be placed in a state road and bridge fund to fund the construction and improvement of public highways and bridges | | 154,226 (73%) | 56,557 (27%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Storm infrastructure; Agriculture policy; Insurance policy | Allow the state auditor to create an insurance fund for hail damage to crops, and to issue an optional tax on lands to be insured against hail and wind damage | | 137,710 (69%) | 61,084 (31%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Public education governance | Allow the state legislature to mandate educational and professional requirements for county superintendents | | 169,785 (80%) | 42,114 (20%) |
1906
See also: Minnesota 1906 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Consolidate, and thus simplify, portions of the state constitution that govern taxation |
| 156,051 (77%) | 46,982 (23%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Revenue allocation; Highways and bridges | Require that money accrued from investments in the internal improvement land fund be placed in a state road and bridge fund to fund the construction and improvement of public highways and bridges |
| 141,870 (74%) | 49,232 (26%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Food policy; Constitutional rights; Agriculture policy | Creates a state constitutional right to sell produce from one’s garden or farm without a license |
| 190,897 (85%) | 34,094 (15%) |
1904
See also: Minnesota 1904 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Debt limits; Higher education funding; Public education funding | Increase the debt limit of municipalities borrowing school and university funds to up to 15% of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of the county, city or school district |
| 190,718 (83%) | 39,334 (17%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Jury rules; Criminal trials | Abolish the requirement for a grand jury in criminal prosecutions |
| 164,055 (76%) | 52,152 (24%) |
1902
See also: Minnesota 1902 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Income taxes; Property taxes | Amend the state constitution relating to taxation, including permitting the taxation of income and explicitly protecting the right of the legislature to issue taxes in the state | | 124,584 (85%) | 21,251 (15%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Highways and bridges; Property taxes | Increase the limit on the state road and bridge tax from 1/20 of one mill to 1/10 of one mill on all taxable property | | 114,969 (83%) | 23,948 (17%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Higher education funding; Public education funding; Debt limits | Increase the debt limit of municipalities borrowing school and university funds | | 116,766 (85%) | 20,777 (15%) |
1900
See also: Minnesota 1900 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public education funding; Debt limits; Higher education funding | Increase the debt limit of municipalities borrowing school and university funds to up to 15% of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of the county, city, or school district | | 108,681 (78%) | 30,160 (22%) |
1898
See also: Minnesota 1898 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues | Allows women to vote for and serve on school and library boards |
| 71,704 (62%) | 43,660 (38%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require constitutional amendments to be approved by a simple majority of all votes cast at the election |
| 69,760 (68%) | 32,881 (32%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Local government organization; Ballot measure process | Make a number of changes to how cities and villages can institute home rule |
| 68,754 (68%) | 32,068 (32%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Highways and bridges; Property taxes | Create a state road and bridge fund, allow the legislature to create a state highway commission, and permit the legislature to levy a property tax to fund the construction and improvement of roads |
| 70,043 (65%) | 38,017 (35%) |
1896
See also: Minnesota 1896 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive powers and duties | Transfer the pardoning power from the governor to a board of pardons comprising of the governor, the attorney general, and the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota |
| 130,354 (74%) | 45,097 (26%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Citizenship voting requirements; Residency voting requirements; Immigration policy | Remove the ability to vote for noncitizens who had declared intent to become citizens and change residency requirements |
| 97,980 (65%) | 52,454 (35%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Local government organization | Add a section to the state constitution that would allow cities and villages to frame their own charters |
| 107,086 (65%) | 58,312 (35%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Eminent domain policy | Require that any individual whose private property is taken or damaged for public use be justly compensated |
| 101,188 (64%) | 56,839 (36%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public economic investment policy; Bond issue requirements | Allow the investment of the state school and university fund into the purchase of local government bonds |
| 127,151 (78%) | 36,134 (22%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Business regulations; Property taxes | Allow the state legislature to levy a property tax on a number of corporations that do business in the state |
| 163,694 (79%) | 42,922 (21%) |
1894
See also: Minnesota 1894 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Estate taxes | Allow the state legislature to levy a tax, up to 5%, on inheritances, legacies, and gifts |
| 108,332 (72%) | 41,242 (28%) |
1892
See also: Minnesota 1892 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Prohibit the state legislature from enacting a special law when a general law would apply, and allow the legislature to repeal an existing law but not expand or amend one |
| 77,614 (80%) | 19,583 (20%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Mineral resources; Property taxes; Business regulations | Allow the state legislature to levy a property tax on a number of corporations that do business in the state | | 53,372 (39%) | 82,910 (61%) |
1890
See also: Minnesota 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Civil trials; Jury rules | Allow for a verdict in a civil trial if five out of six jurors agree in less than six hours of deliberation |
| 66,929 (62%) | 41,341 (38%) |
1888
See also: Minnesota 1888 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Business regulations; Food policy | Declare that monopolizing markets for food products in the state, or interfering with or restricting those markets, constitutes a criminal conspiracy |
| 194,932 (94%) | 13,064 (6%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Business regulations | Allow property to be liable to seizure or sale for the repayment of debts if that debt was incurred for the construction or improvement of that same property |
| 153,908 (76%) | 48,649 (24%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative processes and sessions | Extend the maximum length of regular legislative sessions from 60 days to 90 days, and prohibit new bills from being introduced within the last 20 days of a session |
| 150,003 (74%) | 52,946 (26%) |
1886
See also: Minnesota 1886 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public economic investment policy; Public education funding | Allow money in the state school fund to be used as loans for counties and school districts, with a 5% interest rate |
| 131,533 (88%) | 17,914 (12%) |
1883
See also: Minnesota 1883 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive elections | Increase the term of the state auditor from three years to four years |
| 74,375 (75%) | 24,359 (25%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive elections; State legislative elections; Election administration and governance | Require that the official year for the state would begin on the first Monday in January and mandate that even-numbered biennial elections begin in 1884 |
| 75,782 (76%) | 24,082 (24%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State judicial selection | Set the term length of Supreme Court justices to four years instead of three |
| 73,565 (75%) | 24,016 (25%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State judicial selection | Set the term of Supreme Court justices at six years instead of seven |
| 73,565 (75%) | 24,016 (25%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State judicial selection | Set the term length of district judges to six years instead of seven |
| 73,565 (75%) | 24,016 (25%) |
1881
See also: Minnesota 1881 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Property taxes | Authorize a levy on all lands fronting any water main or water pipe by the linear foot |
| 35,019 (66%) | 18,320 (34%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative processes and sessions | Remove time limitations on legislative session length | | |||
| 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 | | |||
| 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 |
| 56,491 (87%) | 8,369 (13%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public land policy | Permit the sale of swamp lands and for the appropriation of proceeds from said sale |
| 51,903 (86%) | 8,440 (14%) |
1879
See also: Minnesota 1879 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Bond issue requirements; Railways | 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. |
| 54,810 (97%) | 1,700 (3%) |
1877
See also: Minnesota 1877 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish biennial legislative sessions and also limited session length to sixty days |
| 37,995 (65%) | 20,833 (35%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative elections | Extend terms of office for representatives to two years and senators to four years |
| 33,072 (57%) | 25,099 (43%) | |
| Amendment 3 | 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 |
| 36,072 (62%) | 21,814 (38%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in local option elections | | 26,468 (45%) | 32,963 (55%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Business regulations; Banking policy | Establish single liability for stockholders of all corporations except for banks | | 24,415 (48%) | 26,020 (52%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Railways; Public land policy | Authorize the sale of internal improvement lands to pay railroad bonds with the proceeds | | 17,324 (23%) | 59,176 (77%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Religion-related policy; School choice policy; Public education funding; Religion in public schools | Prohibit state school funds from being used to support sectarian schools |
| 36,780 (69%) | 16,667 (31%) |
1876
See also: Minnesota 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive powers and duties | Authorize the governor to veto items of appropriation bills, while still approving the rest of the bill |
| 47,302 (91%) | 4,426 (9%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Banking policy; Business regulations | Establish single liability for stockholders in all corporations except banks | | 21,721 (49%) | 22,830 (51%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Allow district judges to sit on the supreme court bench and assume all powers of the position when a supreme court judge is disqualified |
| 41,069 (87%) | 6,063 (13%) |
1875
See also: Minnesota 1875 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Establish judicial districts within the state and at least one judge in each district |
| 22,560 (55%) | 18,534 (45%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in matters relating to school affairs |
| 24,340 (56%) | 19,468 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public education funding; Public economic investment policy | Authorize the legislature to enact laws for the safe investment of the school funds |
| 28,755 (73%) | 10,517 (27%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Business regulations | Establish single liability for stockholders of ordinary business corporations | | 16,349 (39%) | 25,858 (61%) |
1873
See also: Minnesota 1873 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Established biennial sessions and legislative session length | | 14,007 (31%) | 31,729 (69%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative elections | Extend the terms of representatives to two years and terms of senators to four years | | 11,675 (32%) | 24,331 (68%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Election administration and governance | 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 | | 12,116 (32%) | 25,694 (68%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Public education funding | Authorize the legislature to pass laws for the safekeeping, transfer and disbursement of state and school funds |
| 27,143 (83%) | 5,438 (17%) |
1872
See also: Minnesota 1872 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public economic investment policy; Prison and jail funding; Healthcare facility funding | Authorize state loans for constructing an asylum facility for the insane, deaf, dumb and blind, as well as a state prison |
| 29,158 (52%) | 26,881 (48%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Business regulations | Exempt stockholders in manufacturing or mechanical businesses from double liability |
| 23,091 (51%) | 21,794 (49%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Railways; Bond issue requirements | Restrict the issuance of county, town, and municipal bonds to aid railroads |
| 27,916 (78%) | 7,796 (22%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Public economic investment policy; Public land policy | Authorize the sale of internal improvement lands as well as for the proceeds from the sale to be invested in state or federal bonds |
| 55,438 (93%) | 4,331 (7%) |
1871
See also: Minnesota 1871 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Business taxes; Railways; Ballot measure process | Require any changes to railroad gross earnings tax laws to be submitted to the public for popular approval |
| 41,814 (82%) | 9,216 (18%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Prison and jail funding; Public economic investment policy; Healthcare facility funding | Authorize state loans for constructing an asylum facility for the insane, deaf, dumb and blind, as well as a state prison | | 6,724 (14%) | 40,797 (86%) |
1870
See also: Minnesota 1870 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Business regulations | Exempt railroad stockholders from double liability | | 7,446 (40%) | 11,210 (60%) |
1869
See also: Minnesota 1869 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public land policy; Local government organization | Abolish the county of Manomin |
| 13,392 (89%) | 1,671 (11%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Property taxes; Land use and development policy; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize municipal corporations to levy assessments for local improvements upon property |
| 26,636 (91%) | 2,560 (9%) |
1868
See also: Minnesota 1868 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements; Race and suffrage; Citizenship voting requirements | Establish voter eligibility criteria |
| 39,493 (57%) | 30,121 (43%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State judiciary structure | Protect persons from double jeopardy as well as from being compelled to be a witness against himself and set forth guidelines for bail and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus | | 14,763 (33%) | 30,544 (67%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Public land policy; Public economic investment 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 | | 19,398 (40%) | 28,729 (60%) |
1867
See also: Minnesota 1867 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Voting age policy; Citizenship voting requirements; Residency voting requirements | Establish voter eligibility criteria, including specifying which residents of Indian heritage can vote | | 27,479 (49%) | 28,794 (51%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Banking policy; Property taxes; Tax and revenue administration; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the state legislature to impose taxes on shares of banking institutions | | 8,742 (20%) | 34,351 (80%) |
1865
See also: Minnesota 1865 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Residency voting requirements; Citizenship voting requirements; Voting age policy | Establish voter eligibility criteria, including specifying which residents of Indian heritage can vote | | 12,135 (45%) | 14,651 (55%) |
1860
See also: Minnesota 1860 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Tax and revenue administration; Railways; Bond issues | Repeal 1858 amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds for railroads and authorize the state legislature to tax |
| 18,648 (96%) | 743 (4%) | |
| Limit Legislative Sessions to Sixty Days Amendment | State legislative processes and sessions | Limit annual legislative sessions to 60 days |
| 19,785 (98%) | 442 (2%) |
1858
See also: Minnesota 1858 ballot measures
April 15
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Railways; Bond issues; Bond issue requirements | Authorize the state to issue bonds for railroad construction with an aggregate limit of $5 million in bonds |
| 25,023 (79%) | 6,733 (21%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive elections; State executive branch structure | Establish the state government by authorizing the election of state executive officers |
| 25,023 (79%) | 6,733 (21%) |
1857
See also: Minnesota 1857 ballot measures
October 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Constitution Ratification Measure | State constitution ratification | Approve the proposed state constitution |
| 30,055 (98%) | 571 (2%) |
Types of ballot measures in Minnesota
- See also: Types of ballot measures in Minnesota
Citizen-initiated ballot measures
In Minnesota, citizens do not have the power to initiate ballot measures at the state level.
Legislative referrals
Legislatively referred constitutional amendments
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 68 votes in the Minnesota House of Representatives and 34 votes in the Minnesota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Ratifying an amendment requires a 'Yes' vote from a simple majority of all voters casting a ballot in the election, rather than a simple majority of those voting on the question.
Constitutional convention questions
- See also: Constitutional convention question
According to Section 3 of Article IX of the Minnesota Constitution, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber during one legislative session is required to send a constitutional convention question to voters. A simple majority vote by the electorate is required to call the convention. Any proposed amendments approved by the convention require a 60% vote of the electorate to be ratified.
See also
Footnotes
