Minnesota Amendment 2, Require Publication of City and Village Charter Amendments Amendment (1938)

Minnesota Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1938
Topic Local government organization
Status Defeated
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 8, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to provide that proposals for amendments of charters in home rule cities be: published for at least one day each week, for four successive weeks in any daily newspaper of general circulation in the city; or published for four successive weeks in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the city.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to provide that proposals for amendments of charters in home rule cities be: published for at least one day each week, for four successive weeks in any daily newspaper of general circulation in the city; or published for four successive weeks in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the city.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		488,370	65.24%
No		260,152	34.76%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

"Amendment of Section 36 of Article 4 of the Constitution, relating to changing of the requirements for the publication of proposed amendments to charters of cities and villages within the State of Minnesota. 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.

See also

1938 Measures

• 1938 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• 1938 legislative sessions

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