Minnesota Calling a Constitutional Convention, Amendment 3 (1948)

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The Minnesota Calling a Constitutional Convention Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 2, 1948 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the legislature to call a constitutional convention with a two-thirds majority, without submitting the question to the voters.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1948)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		641,013	68.49%
Yes		294,842	31.51%

Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Minnesota 1948 ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1947 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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