Minnesota Amendment 1, Taxation of Taconite, Copper, and Nickel Amendment (1964)

Minnesota Amendment 1
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic Mineral resources and Severance taxes
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 3, 1964. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to: prevent the amendment or repeal of taconite tax policies for 25 years; and  authorize the legislature to impose limitations for up to 25 years on the taxation of copper and nickel mining.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to: prevent the amendment or repeal of taconite tax policies for 25 years; and  authorize the legislature to impose limitations for up to 25 years on the taxation of copper and nickel mining.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,272,590	86.18%
No		204,133	13.82%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

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"Shall the constitution of the state of Minnesota be amended by adding an article to be known as Article XXI prohibiting the amendment, modification, or repeal for a period of 25 years of Laws of Minnesota J963, Chapter 81, relating to the taxation of taconite and semi-taconite and facilities for the mining, production and beneficiation thereof; and also authorizing the legislature to impose limitations for a period of not more than 25 years with respect to taxes imposed upon or required to be paid with respect to the mining, production and beneficiation of copper, copper-nickel and nickel? 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

1964 Measures

• 1964 Measures
• Severance taxes on the ballot
• Mineral resources on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

Minnesota

• Minnesota ballot measures
• Minnesota ballot measure laws

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External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments