Minnesota Amendment 3, Apportion Petroleum Excise Tax Amendment (1950)
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Revenue allocation |
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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 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Minnesota Constitution to authorize a 50-44-6 percent apportionment of the excise tax on petroleum products to the Trunk Highway Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and to cities with populations of 100,000 or more for their road and street needs, respectively. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Minnesota Constitution to authorize a 50-44-6 percent apportionment of the excise tax on petroleum products to the Trunk Highway Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and to cities with populations of 100,000 or more for their road and street needs, respectively. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 420,530 | 47.96% | ||
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456,346 | 52.04% | ||
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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:
| “ | Shall the Constitution, Article IX, Sec 5, be amended so as to provide that the proceeds of the excise tax on petroleum products be apportioned as follows: Of the proceeds of such tax, one-half thereof in Trunk Highway Fund, 6% thereof for road and street -purposes on the basis of population among cities of over 100,000 population, and 44% thereof in the State Road and Bridge Fund. | ” |
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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