Minnesota Amendment 2, Authorizing Loans to Construct Asylum Facilities Measure (1871)
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| Topic Healthcare facility funding and Prison and jail funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 7, 1871. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing state loans for the construction of asylum facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing state loans for the construction of asylum facilities. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 2 |
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| Yes | 6,724 | 14.15% | ||
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40,797 | 85.85% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | In favor of borrowing money for erection of public buildings—Yes. In favor of borrowing money for erection of public buildings—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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