Minnesota Amendment 2, Divert Mining Tax Proceeds to Veterans' Compensation Fund Amendment (1950)

Minnesota Amendment 2
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Severance taxes and Veterans policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Minnesota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to authorize a diversion of 1% of the proceeds of the occupation mining tax to the veterans' compensation fund.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to authorize a diversion of 1% of the proceeds of the occupation mining tax to the veterans' compensation fund.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		594,092	67.13%
No		290,870	32.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

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

1950 Measures

• 1950 Measures
• Severance taxes on the ballot
• Veterans policy on the ballot
• 1950 legislative sessions

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• Minnesota ballot measure laws

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External links

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