Minnesota Amendment 1, Consolidate Constitutional Provisions on Taxation Measure (1906)

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Minnesota Amendment 1

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Election date

November 6, 1906

Topic
Constitutional wording changes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Minnesota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1906. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported consolidating, and thus simplifying, portions of the state constitution that govern taxation.

A "no" vote opposed consolidating, and thus simplifying, portions of the state constitution that govern taxation.


Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

156,051 76.86%
No 46,982 23.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Amendment of article nine of the Constitution, relating to taxation, to take the place of sections one, two, three, four and the amendment added at the end of said article adopted in 1896.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution

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.

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