Minnesota Amendment 2, Establishing Legislative Session Length Measure (1860)

Minnesota Amendment 2
Election date November 6, 1860
Topic State legislative processes and sessions
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 6, 1860. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment limiting legislative sessions to sixty days.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment limiting legislative sessions to sixty days.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		19,785	97.81%
No		442	2.19%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

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Those in favor of this amendment limiting legislative sessions, 'yes'. Those against the amendment limiting legislative sessions, '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

1860 Measures

• 1860 Measures
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1860 legislative sessions

Minnesota

• Minnesota ballot measures
• Minnesota ballot measure laws

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External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments