Minneapolis, Minnesota, Question 1, Two-Year City Council Terms after Redistricting Charter Amendment (November 2020)
| Minneapolis Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local elections and campaigns and Local charter amendments | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Minneapolis Question 1 was on the ballot as a referral in Minneapolis on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to establish city council elections in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of four-year terms with four-year term elections restarting in 2025 and to use this method whenever regular city council elections do not fall in a year ending in a 3 so as to comply with a state law designed to require city council elections in years ending in 2 or 3 after a census. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to amend the city charter to establish city council elections in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of four-year terms with four-year term elections restarting in 2025 and to use this method whenever regular city council elections do not fall in a year ending in 3. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Question 1.
Election results
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Minneapolis Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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142,777 | 75.37% | ||
| No | 46,664 | 24.63% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to allow ward and park district boundaries to be reestablished in a year ending in 1 and to allow the use of those new boundaries for elections in that same year; to allow ward and park district boundaries to be modified after the legislature has been redistricted to establish City precinct boundaries; to provide that an election for a Council Member office required by Minnesota law in a year ending in 2 or 3 after a redistricting shall be for a single 2-year term; and to clarify that a regular election means a regular general election? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Minneapolis.
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