Minnesota Amendment 3, Extend Length of Legislative Sessions to 90 Days Measure (1888)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1888. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to extend the maximum length of regular legislative sessions from 60 days to 90 days, and prohibit new bills from being introduced within the last 20 days of a session. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to extend the maximum length of regular legislative sessions from 60 days to 90 days, and prohibit new bills from being introduced within the last 20 days of a session. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 3 |
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150,003 | 73.91% | ||
| No | 52,946 | 26.09% | ||
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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:
| “ | For the amendment of section one (1) of article four, (4) of the constitution of this state, providing for biennial sessions of the legislature. | ” |
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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