Minnesota Amendment 1, Establishing Voter Eligibility Measure (1867)

Minnesota Amendment 1
Election date November 5, 1867
Topic Citizenship voting requirements and Residency voting requirements
Status Defeated
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 5, 1867. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amendment establishing the following voting criteria for all men over the age of 21: who were born in the United States; foreign persons who declared 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 "no" vote opposed amendment establishing the following voting criteria for all men over the age of 21: who were born in the United States; foreign persons who declared 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

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		27,479	48.83%
No		28,794	51.17%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Amendment to section one, article seven, of the constitution, Yes.  Amendment to section one, article seven, of the constitution, No.

”

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.

See also

1867 Measures

• 1867 Measures
• Citizenship voting requirements on the ballot
• Residency voting requirements on the ballot
• Voting age policy on the ballot
• 1867 legislative sessions

Minnesota

• Minnesota ballot measures
• Minnesota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments