Minnesota Amendment 1, Restrict Special Legislation Measure (1892)

Minnesota Amendment 1
Election date November 8, 1892
Topic State legislative processes and sessions
Status Approved
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, 1892. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to prohibit the state legislature from enacting a special law when a general law would apply, and allowing the legislature to repeal an existing law but not expand or amend one.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to prohibit the state legislature from enacting a special law when a general law would apply, and allowing the legislature to repeal an existing law but not expand or amend one.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		77,614	79.85%
No		19,583	20.15%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Amendment to article four (4) of the constitution to prohibit special legislation.

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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 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.

See also

1892 Measures

• 1892 Measures
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1892 legislative sessions

Minnesota

• Minnesota ballot measures
• Minnesota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments