Minnesota Amendment 3, Allow Cities and Villages to Adopt City Charters Measure (1896)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Minnesota Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 3, 1896. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding a section to the state constitution that would allow cities and villages to frame their own charters. |
A "no" vote opposed adding a section to the state constitution that would allow cities and villages to frame their own charters. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 3 |
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107,086 | 64.74% | ||
| No | 58,312 | 35.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to article four (4) of the constitution, allowing cities and villages in this state to frame their own city charters. | ” |
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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