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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Environment	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	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Sales taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	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	a	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
LRCA	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	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; Mineral resources	Extend the use of proceeds from the state lottery for the environmental trust fund through the year 2025	a	1,556,895 (77%)	460,747 (23%)
LRCA	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	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	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Recall process	Provide for a recall process for elected officials	a	1,833,523 (88%)	248,778 (12%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy	Authorize a bonus in compensation for Persian Gulf War veterans	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	Authorize off-track wagering on horse racing in a manner prescribed by the state legislature	d	841,277 (50%)	847,802 (50%)

1990

See also: Minnesota 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Mineral resources; Gambling policy	Dedicate 40% of the state lottery proceeds to the environment and natural resources fund until the year 2001	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public land policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Establish the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund for environmental, natural resources and wildlife purposes	a	1,645,090 (81%)	375,752 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling policy; State legislative authority	Permit the state legislature to authorize the creation of a state lottery	a	1,214,032 (59%)	843,307 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Jury rules; Criminal trials; Civil trials	Allow the use of juries of fewer than 12 members in civil and non-felony cases	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public land policy	Allow the exchange of state-owned lands for other lands owned by state or local governments	a	1,176,809 (66%)	611,200 (34%)
LRCA	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	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	Allow the creation of a court of appeals	a	1,304,127 (77%)	385,738 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Highways and bridges	Remove restrictions on the interest rate for and the amount of trunk highway bonds	a	1,103,221 (66%)	563,865 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling policy	Permit the state legislature to authorize on-track pari-mutuel betting on horse racing	a	1,108,255 (64%)	624,721 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Railways; Bond issues	Provide state bonding authority for the improvement and rehabilitation of railroad facilities	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	Require campaign spending limits for executive and legislative offices and public disclosure of campaign spending for all state candidates	a	1,457,454 (79%)	398,551 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Highways and bridges; Bond issues	Remove restrictions on the interest rate for and the amount of highway bonds	d	964,212 (54%)	823,192 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority	Require state senate approval for notaries public	d	944,883 (53%)	850,251 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting policy	Establish a bipartisan reapportionment commission	d	1,036,581 (58%)	754,935 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Initiative and referendum process	Establish 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	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fuel taxes; Bond issues; 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	d	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	Revise and amend the state constitution to improve its clarity and remove obsolete and inconsequential provisions	a	815,064 (72%)	311,781 (28%)
LRCA	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	d	638,775 (57%)	474,519 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Railways; Transportation taxes and fees	Allow the state legislature to establish the rate and method of taxing railroads	a	741,353 (67%)	372,158 (33%)

1972

See also: Minnesota 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	968,088 (62%)	603,385 (38%)
LRCA	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	a	1,012,916 (66%)	531,831 (34%)
LRCA	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	a	1,064,580 (68%)	503,342 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy	Levy taxes for the purpose of providing bonuses to veterans of the Vietnam War	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative elections; Voting age policy	Reduce voting age requirement from 21 to 19 years and provide an age requirement of 21 years to hold public office	a	700,449 (55%)	582,890 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions	Authorize the legislature to define or limit categories of tax-exempt property	a	969,774 (77%)	287,858 (23%)

1968

See also: Minnesota 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	1,044,418 (77%)	316,916 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative elections	Allow legislators to assume another elective or appointive office upon resignation from the legislature	a	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
LRCA	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	d	575,967 (55%)	471,427 (45%)

1964

See also: Minnesota 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	1,272,590 (86%)	204,133 (14%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Women's suffrage; State legislative elections; Salaries of government officials; Redistricting policy; Constitutional wording changes	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	a	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
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Consolidate the swamp land fund and the permanent school fund, and establish distribution requirements and investment restrictions	a	828,880 (74%)	288,490 (26%)
LRCA	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	a	728,255 (65%)	385,723 (35%)
LRCA	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	a	706,761 (64%)	393,538 (36%)

1960

See also: Minnesota 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	d	763,434 (60%)	501,429 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting policy; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow an extra legislative session for reapportionment if reapportionment is not completed during the regular session	d	600,797 (48%)	661,009 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive branch structure	Authorize the state legislature to provide for the succession procedures to the office of governor	a	974,486 (76%)	305,245 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	American Indian issues; Residency voting requirements	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	a	993,186 (77%)	302,217 (23%)

1958

See also: Minnesota 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature to revise and consolidate provisions relating to local government, home rule and special laws	a	712,552 (70%)	309,848 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Executive official term limits	Provide for four-year terms for state constitutional officers to take effect for terms, beginning in 1963	a	641,887 (63%)	382,505 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative elections	Permit members of the legislature to hold certain elective and nonelective state offices, such as notary public and postmaster	d	576,300 (57%)	430,112 (43%)

1956

See also: Minnesota 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial authority; State legislative authority; State judiciary oversight; State judiciary structure	Authorize the state legislature to reorganize the power and structure of the judiciary	a	939,957 (75%)	307,178 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Highways and bridges; Transportation taxes and fees; Fuel taxes	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	a	1,060,063 (82%)	230,707 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public education funding; Severance taxes; State legislative authority; Higher education funding	Authorize the state legislature to divert 50% of the occupation mining tax proceeds earmarked for education from permanent trust funds to current educational needs	a	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
LRCA	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	a	638,818 (71%)	266,434 (29%)
LRCA	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	a	636,237 (69%)	282,212 (31%)
LRCA	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	a	610,138 (67%)	303,838 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative authority; Business regulations; Banking policy	Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders of state banks	a	624,611 (68%)	290,039 (32%)

1952

See also: Minnesota 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding; Higher 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	d	604,384 (55%)	500,490 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require a 60% popular majority vote to ratify a new state constitution	d	656,618 (61%)	424,492 (39%)
LRCA	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	d	716,670 (66%)	371,508 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative vote requirements; State legislative authority; State judicial authority	Authorize the state legislature to extend probate jurisdiction by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote	d	646,608 (59%)	443,005 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Sales taxes; Revenue allocation; Transportation taxes and fees	Provide for a 65-10-25 percent apportionment of an excise tax on motor vehicles to the Trunk Highway Fund, municipalities and counties, respectively	d	580,316 (45%)	704,336 (55%)

1950

See also: Minnesota 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	d	367,013 (44%)	465,239 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Severance taxes	Authorize a diversion of 1% of the proceeds of the occupation mining tax to the veterans' compensation fund	a	594,092 (67%)	290,870 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Revenue allocation; Severance taxes; Transportation taxes and fees; Highways and bridges; Sales taxes	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	d	420,530 (48%)	456,346 (52%)

1948

See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	d	534,538 (50%)	539,224 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Ballot measure process	Authorize the submission of two or more amendments without requiring voters to vote for or against each separately	d	319,667 (34%)	621,523 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; State constitutional conventions	Authorize the state legislature to call a constitutional convention with a two-thirds majority, without submitting the question to the voters	d	294,842 (32%)	641,013 (68%)
LRCA	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	a	664,703 (61%)	420,518 (39%)

1944

See also: Minnesota 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fuel taxes; Transportation taxes and fees; Airport infrastructure	Permit the state to construct and maintain air navigation facilities, levy an excise tax on fuel for aircrafts, and levy taxes for aircrafts	a	737,091 (74%)	264,149 (26%)

1942

See also: Minnesota 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	415,012 (69%)	190,563 (31%)
LRCA	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	a	459,868 (76%)	144,842 (24%)

1940

See also: Minnesota 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	d	635,815 (69%)	287,286 (31%)

1938

See also: Minnesota 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	a	609,046 (70%)	259,007 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government organization	Change requirements for publication of proposed amendments to city and village charters	d	488,370 (65%)	260,152 (35%)

1936

See also: Minnesota 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	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	d	448,917 (53%)	397,106 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions	Exempt personal property from state 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	Taxes; Higher education funding	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	Property; State legislative authority	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 judiciary structure; State judicial selection	a	428,013 (77%)	130,833 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Property	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	Taxes; Transportation	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	Open meetings and public information; County and municipal governance	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	Environment; Taxes	d	428,407 (75%)	143,977 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Wildfire management; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	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	Taxes; Mineral resources	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	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the sale, manufacture, transportation and possession of alcohol, except for sacramental, medicinal, mechanical or scientific purposes	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	Public education funding; Higher 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 judiciary structure; State judicial authority		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	Public education governance; Higher 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	Taxes; Animal treatment laws		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	Taxes; Insurance policy; Agriculture policy; Storm infrastructure	d	145,173 (71%)	60,439 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Higher education funding; Property; Public 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	Taxes	d	134,141 (67%)	65,776 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes; Transportation	d	154,226 (73%)	56,557 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Agriculture policy; Insurance policy; Storm infrastructure; Taxes	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	Taxes; Transportation		a	141,870 (74%)	49,232 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Agriculture policy; Food policy; Constitutional rights	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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	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	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		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	Law enforcement; State executive official measures	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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	a	127,151 (78%)	36,134 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes; Business regulations	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	Civil trials; Jury rules	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	Business regulations; Food policy	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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	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	State legislative structure; Salaries of government officials	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	Environment; Property	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 elections; State legislative term limits	Extend terms of office for representatives to two years and senators to four years	a	33,072 (57%)	25,099 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Election administration and governance; Elections and campaigns	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	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in local option elections	d	26,468 (45%)	32,963 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Business regulations; Banking policy	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	Religion in public schools; School choice policy; Public education funding	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 powers and duties; State executive official measures	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 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	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	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in matters relating to school affairs	a	24,340 (56%)	19,468 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	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	Elections and campaigns; 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	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	Public economic investment policy; Prison and jail funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Healthcare facility funding	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	Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements; Railways; County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Restrict the issuance of county, town, and municipal bonds to aid railroads	a	27,916 (78%)	7,796 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Land use and development policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	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	Railways; Taxes; Business taxes; Tax and revenue administration; Business regulations	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	Prison and jail funding; Public economic investment policy; 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; Land use and development policy; Property taxes	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	Race and suffrage; Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy; Citizenship voting requirements	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 judiciary structure; State judiciary; State judicial authority	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	Public land policy; Property; Local government finance and taxes; Land use and development 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	Citizenship voting requirements; Voting age policy; Residency 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	Tax and revenue administration; Banking policy; Property taxes; Local government finance and taxes	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	Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements; 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	Tax and revenue administration; Railways; Bond issues	Repeal 1858 amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds for railroads and authorize the state legislature to tax	a	18,648 (96%)	743 (4%)
LRCA	Limit Legislative Sessions to Sixty Days Amendment	State legislative processes and sessions	Limit annual legislative sessions to 60 days	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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