Minnesota Amendment 1, Extending Legislative Sessions and Changing Procedures Amendment (1960)

Minnesota Amendment 1
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic State legislative elections and State legislative processes and sessions
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 8, 1960. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to: 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.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to: 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.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		763,434	60.36%
No		501,429	39.64%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

"Shall Article IV, Sections 1 and 9 of the Constitution be amended to provide for extending by law the regular legislative session for not exceeding thirty days, for restricting the time during which bills may be introduced; and for setting qualifications for legislators to be candidates for other elective offices? Yes No "

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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

1960 Measures

• 1960 Measures
• State legislative elections on the ballot
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1960 legislative sessions

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• Minnesota ballot measure laws

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External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments