Minnesota Amendment 1, Food Market Monopolization Criminal Conspiracy Measure (1888)
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| Topic Business regulations and Food policy |
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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 6, 1888. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported declaring that monopolizing markets for food products in the state, or interfering with or restricting those markets, constitutes a criminal conspiracy subject to penalties established by the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed declaring that monopolizing markets for food products in the state, or interfering with or restricting those markets, constitutes a criminal conspiracy subject to penalties established by the legislature. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 1 |
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194,932 | 93.72% | ||
| No | 13,064 | 6.28% | ||
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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 of article four (4) of the constitution by adding thereto a new section in relation to freedom of markets | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
The ballot measure added the following section to the Minnesota Constitution:[1]
Sec. 35. Any combination of persons, either as individuals or as members or officers of any corporation, to monopolize the markets for food products in this state, or to interfere with, or restrict the freedom of such markets, is hereby declared to be a criminal conspiracy, and shall be punished in such manner as the legislature may provide.[2]
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesoata Office of the Revisor of Statutes, "General Laws of 1895," accessed March 25, 2026
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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