Minnesota Amendment 5, Decrease Term of District Judges to Six Years Measure (1883)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1883. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting the term length of district judges to seven years instead of six. |
A "no" vote opposed setting the term length of district judges to seven years instead of six. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 5 |
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73,565 | 75.39% | ||
| No | 24,016 | 24.61% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to section two of article six of the constitution, relating to term of office of clerk of supreme court—Yes. Amendment to section two of article six of the constitution, relating to term of office of clerk of supreme court—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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