Minnesota Amendment 1, Exempting Railroad Stockholders Measure (1870)
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| Topic Business regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 8, 1870. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported exempting railroad stockholders from double liability. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting railroad stockholders from double liability. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 7,446 | 39.91% | ||
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11,210 | 60.09% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to section three, article ten of the constitution—Yes. Amendment to section three, article ten 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 was required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Before 1898, when voters approved Amendment 2, a measure passed if it received a simple majority of votes cast on the measure itself, rather than a majority of all votes cast in the election.
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