Minnesota Amendment 2, Exempt Personal Property Taxes from State Taxes Amendment (1936)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Minnesota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to exempt personal property from state taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to exempt personal property from state taxes. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 355,588 | 39.53% | ||
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543,847 | 60.47% | ||
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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:
| “ | "Amendment to Article 9, Section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, relating to taxation, providing that after January 1, 1937, no tax shall be imposed on any real or tangible personal property for any state purpose, except that authorized by Section 16 of Article 9 of this Constitution, and/or for the payment of indebtedness of the state incurred prior to January 1, 1937; but this proviso shall not limit, but the state shall have, the right to impose taxes upon royalties, occupations, sales, receipts, incomes, inheritances, gifts, privileges, franchises, or licenses, or upon property on the basis of gross earnings or tonnage, or upon intangibles of every.-kind. Yes 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 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.
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