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Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Sell One's Produce without License Amendment (1906)
| Minnesota Amendment 3 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1906 | |
| Topic Food and agriculture | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Minnesota Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1906. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a state constitutional right to sell produce from one’s own garden or farm without a license. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a state constitutional right to sell produce from one’s own garden or farm without a license. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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190,897 | 84.85% | ||
| No | 34,094 | 15.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to article one [1] of the constitution: Any person may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by him without obtaining a license therefor. | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Minnesota Constitution
The ballot measure added Section 18 to Article I of the Minnesota Constitution. The following underlined language was added:[1][2]
Section 18. Any person may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by him without obtaining a license therefor.[3]
Path to the ballot
The Minnesota State Legislature passed the resolution referring the constitutional amendment to the ballot on April 19, 1905.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minnesota State Legislature, "General Laws of 1905," accessed July 19, 2021
- ↑ The Pioneer, "Official Ballot," October 24, 1906
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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