Minnesota Amendment 4, Authorizing Safekeeping of Public Funds Measure (1873)
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| Topic Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 4, 1873. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to pass laws for the safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of state and school funds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to pass laws for the safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of state and school funds. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 4 |
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27,143 | 83.31% | ||
| No | 5,438 | 16.69% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to section twelve, of article nine, of the constitution, yes. Amendment to section twelve, of article nine, of the constitution, 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 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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