Minnesota Amendment 2, Prohibit Noncitizens from Voting and Reduce Residency Requirements Measure (1896)
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| Topic Citizenship voting requirements and Immigration policy |
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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, 1896. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that a person must reside in the state for six months before an election and in their voting district for thirty days to be eligible to vote, and to make people of foreign birth who are not citizens ineligible to vote. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, thus maintaining that a person must reside in the country for a year, in the state for four months, and in their voting district for ten days, and to allow a person of foreign birth who has declared their intention to become a citizen to vote. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 2 |
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97,980 | 65.13% | ||
| No | 52,454 | 34.87% | ||
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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 section one (1) of article seven (7) of the constitution of the state of Minnesota which relates to elective franchise. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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