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Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment
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Election date
November 5, 2024
Topic
Natural resources and State and local government budgets, spending and finance
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

The Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment was on the ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this ballot measure to:

• extend the dedication of revenue from the state-operated lottery to the Environment and Natural Resources Fund through December 31, 2050;

• increase the amount of money that can be spent from the fund each year from 5.5% to 7.0% of the fund's market value; and

• create a grant program to provide funding for projects related to addressing environmental issues in affected communities, environmental education, and natural resource conservation.

A "no" vote opposed this ballot measure, thus ending the dedication of revenue from the state-operated lottery on December 31, 2024.


Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,526,205 82.64%
No 530,504 17.36%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Overview

What did the amendment do?

See also: Text of measure

The amendment reauthorized the dedication of revenue from the state-operated lottery to the Environment and Natural Resources Fund through December 31, 2050. The amendment increased the amount of money that can be spent from the fund each year from 5.5% to 7.0% of the fund's market value, dedicating the additional 1.5% to fund a grant program.[1]

The amendment repealed language that authorized loans of up to 5% of the principal of the fund for water system improvements and would add language to prohibit the use of the fund to repay the principal or interest of any bonds or any costs related to the construction, repair, improvement, or operation of any facility or system that processes wastewater. It authorized the use of funds for research related to wastewater.[1]

House File 1900 (HF 1900), the bill passed to put the amendment on the ballot, also included implementing legislation for the amendment that establishes a grant program to expand the diversity of trust fund recipients and provide funding for projects related to addressing environmental issues in affected communities, environmental education, and natural resource conservation. The implementing legislation would take effect if the amendment is approved. Under the legislation, the additional 1.5% of funds authorized under the constitutional amendment to be expended would be directed to funding the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Program. Grant funds could be awarded to[1]

  • help adversely impacted communities to respond to environmental degradation and related health concerns;
  • fund education and awareness related to stewardship of air, land, water, forests, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources; or
  • fund preserving or enhancing air, land, water, and other natural resources that otherwise may be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state.[1]

What is the history of the Environment and Natural Resources Fund?

See also: Background

The amendment reauthorized the dedication of revenue from the state-operated lottery to the Environment and Natural Resources Fund through December 31, 2050. The fund was first created in 1988 with the approval of Amendment 1, but it did not have a dedicated revenue source. Also in 1988, voters approved an amendment to allow for state-operated lotteries. In 1990, the legislature asked voters to dedicate at least 40% of revenue from state-operated lotteries to the Environment and Natural Resources Fund until 2001. The amendment was approved. In 1998, voters approved an extension, requiring the revenue dedication until 2025.[1]

Money in the fund can be appropriated "for the public purpose of protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources." Since 1991, the fund has provided approximately $700 million to over 1,700 projects statewide. Historically, the Department of Natural Resources and the University of Minnesota have received the largest appropriations from the ENRTF.[2]

Who supported and opposed the initiative?

See also: Support and Opposition

Conservation Minnesota and Environmental Initiative led a coalition of over 20 organizations in support of the initiative: the ENRTF Reauthorization Coalition. Coalition members include Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Public Policy Project, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and more. A group of organizations, including the Nature Conservancy and the University of St. Thomas, signed a letter to the state legislature urging passage of the amendment. The letter said, "For over three decades, the ENRTF has offered a stable, long-term funding source for unique, innovative projects conducted by local and Tribal governments, non-profit and community organizations, colleges and universities, and federal and state agencies. Using funding recommendations from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), the Legislature has appropriated over $900 million from the Trust Fund for the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state’s air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. This crucial investment has protected ecosystems, aided local communities, promoted outdoor recreation, improved health outcomes, pursued environmental equity, bolstered agricultural resiliency, and supported strong businesses and good-paying jobs across the state. We believe that Minnesotans deserve the opportunity to vote to renew the constitutional dedication of lottery proceeds to the ENRTF while dedicating additional lottery proceeds to the environment and reducing barriers for local organizations and communities to receive funding. The ENRTF will play a critical role in addressing emerging challenges to our natural resources. It’s vital that we protect this funding for the years to come."[3]

Ballotpedia did not locate a campaign in opposition to the ballot measure.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for the amendment was as follows:[4]

“

Failure to vote on a constitutional amendment will have the same effect as voting no on the amendment.

To vote for a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the oval next to the word “Yes” on that question. To vote against a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the oval next to the word “No” on that question.

Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Renewal

Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to protect drinking water sources and the water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams; conserve wildlife habitat and natural areas; improve air quality; and expand access to parks and trails by extending the transfer of proceeds from the state-operated lottery to the environment and natural resources trust fund, and to dedicate the proceeds for these purposes?

Yes

No[5]

”

Constitutional changes

See also: Article XI, Minnesota Constitution

The ballot measure amended Section 14 of Article IX of the Minnesota Constitution. The following struck-through text was deleted and underlined text was added.[1]

Note: Hover over the text and scroll to see the full text.

Environment and Natural Resources Fund

A permanent environment and natural resources trust fund is established in the state treasury. Loans may be made of up to five percent of the principal of the fund for water system improvements as provided by law. The assets of the fund shall be appropriated by law for the public purpose of protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. The assets of the fund shall not be used to pay the principal or interest of any bonds. The assets of the fund shall not be used to pay for any costs related to the construction, repair, improvement, or operation of any facility or system that processes wastewater, but may be used to pay for research related to wastewater. The amount appropriated each year of a biennium, commencing on July 1 in each odd-numbered year and ending on and including June 30 in the next odd-numbered year, may be up to 5-1/2 7 percent of the market value of the fund on June 30 one year before the start of the biennium. Not less than 40 percent of the net proceeds from any state-operated lottery must be credited to the fund until the year 2025 through December 31, 2050.[5]

Statutory changes

The ballot measure would enact changes to the Minnesota Statutes. The following underlined text would be added:[1]


116P.03 TRUST FUND NOT TO SUPPLANT EXISTING FUNDING; APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) The trust fund may not be used as a substitute for traditional sources of funding environmental and natural resources activities, but the trust fund shall supplement the traditional sources, including those sources used to support the criteria in section 116P.08, subdivision 1. The trust fund must be used primarily to support activities whose benefits become available only over an extended period of time.

(b) The commission must determine the amount of the state budget spent from traditional sources to fund environmental and natural resources activities before and after the trust fund is established and include a comparison of the amount in the report under section 116P.09, subdivision 7.

(c) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, the amount of the environment and natural resources trust fund that is available for appropriation under this chapter and under the terms of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14, shall be appropriated by law.

(d) The amount appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund may be spent only for the public purpose of protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. Recommendations made by the commission under this chapter must be consistent with the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; this chapter; and the strategic plan adopted under section 116P.08, subdivision 3, and must demonstrate a direct benefit to the state's environment and natural resources.

(e) The amount available for appropriation from the environment and natural resources trust fund under this chapter each year of a biennium, commencing on July 1 in each odd-numbered year and ending on and including June 30 in the next odd-numbered year, is 5.5 percent of the market value of the fund on June 30 one year before the start of the biennium.

[116X.01] DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

Subd. 2. Advisory council. "Advisory council" means the council created under section 116X.05.

Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.

Subd. 4. Grant program. "Grant program" means the program established under section 116X.03.

[116X.03] ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.

Subd 1. Grants.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2025, each fiscal year 1.5 percent of the market value of the environment and natural resources trust fund on June 30 one year before the start of the biennium is available for appropriation to the commissioner of natural resources to provide grants under this section for the benefit of current residents and future generations. The commissioner must award grants under this section for purposes authorized under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14, and expand the number and diversity of recipients who benefit from the environment and natural resources trust fund, especially in communities that have been adversely affected by pollution and environmental degradation.
(b) A grant may be awarded under this section only for:
(1) helping adversely impacted communities respond to environmental degradation and related health concerns;
(2) education and awareness related to stewardship of air, land, water, forests, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources; or
(3) preserving or enhancing air, land, water, and other natural resources that otherwise may be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state.
(c) A grant awarded under this section must provide measurable results and may not be awarded to a for-profit business.
(d) Money appropriated from the trust fund under this subdivision must supplement the traditional sources of funding for environment and natural resources activities and may not be used as a substitute.
(e) Any appropriated funds under this subdivision that are not encumbered before the appropriation expires must be credited to the principal of the trust fund.
(f) The commissioner may not award a grant under this section to the Department of Natural Resources.

Subd. 2. Capital projects and land acquisition. Notwithstanding section 116P.011, the requirements of sections 116P.15 to 116P.21 apply to grants awarded under this section, except that where those sections require a grantee to obtain approval of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for a proposed action a grantee must instead obtain the approval of the commissioner of natural resources.

Subd. 3. Administrative expenses. Up to five percent of the money appropriated to the commissioner for grants under this section may be used by the commissioner for administration, outreach, grant monitoring, and advisory council operational support.

Subd. 4. Return of grant money. The commissioner must require a recipient of a grant under this section to return all money awarded to the recipient if the recipient does not use the money in accordance with the applicable agreement.

Subd. 5. Reporting. By February 1 each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on the administration of this section during the previous fiscal year, including administrative expenses and the grants awarded.

[116X.05] ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY GRANT ADVISORY COUNCIL; REPORTING.

Subd 1. Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish an Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Advisory Council.

Subd. 2. Membership; terms.

(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency, must appoint 11 residents of Minnesota to the advisory council, and the appointees must include:
(1) two members who are members of the Minnesota Ojibwe Tribe;
(2) two members who are members of the Minnesota Dakota Tribe; and
(3) four members who identify as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, or Pacific Islander or as members of a community of color.
(b) In addition to the members appointed under paragraph (a), the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency, may appoint up to eight additional residents of Minnesota to the advisory council when, in the commissioner's discretion, it is necessary to ensure that the advisory council is sufficiently representative of various Minnesota communities.
(c) The commissioner must make appointments to the advisory council under this subdivision that result in substantially equal representation of rural, suburban, and urban communities.
(d) The membership appointed under paragraphs (a) and (b) must include persons who:
(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources, including expertise in understanding the cultural context in which these activities are undertaken from the perspective of Tribal communities;
(2) have strong knowledge of environment and natural resource issues around the state, including those that are of particular importance to Tribal communities; and
(3) have demonstrated the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
(e) Members serve staggered three-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end of December of the final year. Members continue to serve until their replacement is named. Initial appointees may be appointed to terms of less than three years to establish a structure of staggered terms.
(f) A member appointed under this subdivision may not be a registered lobbyist.

Subd. 3. Duties.

(a) The advisory council must:
(1) advise the commissioner on developing forms and applications and reporting for grants awarded under the grant program;
(2) review proposed grant program policies and budgets for the upcoming year;
(3) propose changes to the grant program, as needed;
(4) review other relevant information;
(5) make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improving management of the grant program; and
(6) review and advise on recipient eligibility.
(b) The commissioner must provide the council with the information required to perform its duties under this subdivision.

Subd. 4. Per diem. Members of the council are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.

Subd. 5. Open meetings. Meetings of the advisory council must be open to the public and are subject to chapter 13D.

COUNCIL ORGANIZATION; REPORT.

By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on the organizational structure and membership of the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Advisory Council required under Minnesota Statutes, section 116X.05.

Readability score

See also: Ballot measure readability scores, 2024

Using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) formulas, Ballotpedia scored the readability of the ballot title for this measure. Readability scores are designed to indicate the reading difficulty of text. The Flesch-Kincaid formulas account for the number of words, syllables, and sentences in a text; they do not account for the difficulty of the ideas in the text. The secretary of state wrote the ballot language for this measure.

The FKGL for the ballot title is grade level 10, and the FRE is 48. The word count for the ballot title is 128.


Support

Environmental Initiative and Conservation Minnesota said they would lead a coalition supporting a Yes vote on the ballot measure: the ENRTF Reauthorization Coalition. Coalition member organizations are listed here. Additionally, organizations signing a letter to the legislature supporting the measure can be found here.[6]

Supporters

Officials

Organizations

  • American Sportfishing Association
  • Association of Minnesota Counties
  • Audubon Society
  • Audubon of Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri
  • COPAL
  • CURE
  • City of Fergus Falls
  • Clean Water Action
  • Climate Generation
  • Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa
  • Conservation Minnesota
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • Environmental Initiative
  • Freshwater
  • Friends of the Mississippi River
  • Great River Greening
  • Initiative Foundation
  • Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
  • MN 350
  • Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
  • Minnesota Conservation Federation
  • Minnesota Environmental Partnership
  • Minnesota Land Trust
  • Minnesota Raptor Center
  • Minnesota Valley Trust
  • National Loon Center
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Northern Water Land Trust
  • Pheasants Forever
  • Public Policy Project
  • Rainbow Research
  • The Conservation Fund
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The Raptor Center
  • The Trust for Public Land
  • University of St. Thomas
  • Vote Climate
  • Wild Rivers Conservancy
  • Wilderness Inquiry



Arguments

  • A group of organizations, including the Nature Conservancy and the University of St. Thomas, in a letter to the state legislature supporting the amendment: "For over three decades, the ENRTF has offered a stable, long-term funding source for unique, innovative projects conducted by local and Tribal governments, non-profit and community organizations, colleges and universities, and federal and state agencies. Using funding recommendations from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), the Legislature has appropriated over $900 million from the Trust Fund for the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state’s air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. This crucial investment has protected ecosystems, aided local communities, promoted outdoor recreation, improved health outcomes, pursued environmental equity, bolstered agricultural resiliency, and supported strong businesses and good-paying jobs across the state. We believe that Minnesotans deserve the opportunity to vote to renew the constitutional dedication of lottery proceeds to the ENRTF while dedicating additional lottery proceeds to the environment and reducing barriers for local organizations and communities to receive funding. The ENRTF will play a critical role in addressing emerging challenges to our natural resources. It’s vital that we protect this funding for the years to come."
  • Dr. Sam Grant, Executive Director at Rainbow Research: "The community grants program provides a way for the ENRTF to significantly extend its reach and impact by engaging the leadership of people who are doing important environment and natural resources work in Minnesota. We need a complement to LCCMR funding to engage more of Minnesota's great leaders and organizations doing important work in the field. This offers an excellent way to make that happen."
  • Sharon Nordrum of the Red Lake Nation: "The ENTRF community grants program is long overdue. Establishing a community advisory council with representation from not only Tribal communities but from other underserved communities we can be assured that the monies from the lottery trust will benefit all walks of life in MN. This has not been the case in the past but we have that chance to make a change for the future. Speaking as a member of the Red Lake Nation I am looking forward to our voice being heard in a cultural and ecological way by the passing of this bill."
  • State Representative Athena Hollins (D-66B), the sponsor of the amendment: "Since 1988, Minnesotans have overwhelmingly supported the ENRTF to ensure our land, water, and air had funding to protect our natural resources. I am excited about the creation of the Community Grants Advisory Council because we are prioritizing voices from communities that have been historically unrepresented. All Minnesota families deserve to enjoy the great outdoors to learn and share their cultural insights and knowledge of our land and natural resources with their community."
  • State Representative Jamie Long (D-61B): "Minnesotans value the great outdoors and care deeply about conservation, wildlife management, habitat restoration, and more. That’s why the Minnesota House voted to renew the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund that has been working very well for decades. Our state is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, and we are committed to making sure Minnesotans are able to enjoy the great outdoors for generations to come."
  • Conservation Minnesota: "Without renewal, thousands of future programs and projects throughout the state could be in jeopardy. For years the environment has been underfunded. Support from the state’s General Fund for conservation has been dwindling from over 2% to below 1% in the last two decades. State agency budgets have not been able to keep up with other needs, putting more pressure on dedicated sources like lottery funding to make up for their shortfalls. The renewal includes changes in the funding process. Allowing for reform and process improvement would help make way for diverse new voices, projects, and ideas as legislators and the public redesign the future spending of lottery proceeds."
  • Environmental Initiative: "Securing ENRTF funding is a lengthy, complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive process, meaning grant awardees are mainly large, well-established organizations. This creates barriers for Tribes, small nonprofits, and BIPOC-led organizations, preventing them from accessing state conservation dollars. Over the past five funding cycles, nearly 70% of available LCCMR funds were distributed to state agencies and universities. [The Community Grant Program] increases the amount of lottery funds that go towards the environment and creates a more equitable pool of funding. About $20 million a year will be available for smaller nonprofits, Tribes, and BIPOC-led organizations through the program."


Opposition

Opponents


Arguments

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Campaign finance

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Cash Contributions In-Kind Contributions Total Contributions Cash Expenditures Total Expenditures
Support $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Oppose $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Background

Environment and Natural Resources Fund

The Environment and Natural Resources Fund (ENRTF) was first created in 1988 with the approval of Amendment 1. Voters approved the amendment 81.41% to 18.59%. At this time, the fund did not have a dedicated revenue source.[7]

Also in 1988, voters approved an amendment to allow for state-operated lotteries. In 1990, the legislature asked voters to dedicate at least 40% of revenue from state-operated lotteries to the Environment and Natural Resources Fund until 2001. The amendment was approved. In 1998, voters approved an extension, requiring the revenue dedication until 2025.[1]

Money in the fund can be appropriated "for the public purpose of protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources." Since 1991, the fund has provided approximately $700 million to over 1,700 projects statewide. Historically, the Department of Natural Resources and the University of Minnesota have received the largest appropriations from the ENRTF.[2]

The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) makes funding recommendations to the Minnesota State Legislature for projects using ENRTF funds. The commission is made up of 17 members: five senators, five representatives, five citizens appointed by the governor, one citizen appointed by the senate, and one citizen appointed by the house. The commission issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) and selects certain projects to recommend to the state legislature. Projects require approval in the form of a bill passed by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor.[2]

Minnesota Lottery Revenue

From April 1990 through June 2022, the Minnesota Lottery has dedicated the following money to state funds and programs:[8]

  • $2 billion to the state general fund;
  • 970.4 million to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund;
  • $276.4 million to the Game and Fish Fund;
  • $276.4 million to the Natural Resources Fund;
  • $53.1 million to responsible gambling programs; and
  • $36.8 million to other state programs.

State lotteries in the U.S.

Minnesota is one of 45 states that have a state lottery. The five states that did not have a lottery as of 2023 were Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.[9][10]

The first state to create a state lottery was New Hampshire in 1964. The most recent state to establish a state lottery was Mississippi in 2018.[11][12]

Ballot measures concerning lottery revenue on the 2024 ballot

See also: 2024 ballot measures and Gambling on the ballot

An amendment on the 2024 ballot in Arkansas was designed to allow proceeds from the state lottery to fund scholarships and grants for vocational-technical schools and technical institutes. Arkansas' state lottery was created through voter approval of Amendment 3 in 2008. Under the 2008 amendment, lottery proceeds were designed to be used to fund scholarships and grants for students enrolled in "public and private non-profit two-year and four-year colleges and universities located within the state that are certified according to criteria established by the General Assembly."[13]

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 68 votes in the Minnesota House of Representatives and 34 votes in the Minnesota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state Legislature as House File 1900 (HF 1900) on February 16, 2023. The House voted 87-41 to approve the amendment on May 11. The Senate amended HF 1900 and voted 36-29 to approve the amended legislation on May 20. As HF 1900 was amended, the House needed to approve the changes. On May 21, the House voted 89-41 to approve the constitutional amendment. With approval in the House and Senate, the amendment was referred to the ballot for the election on November 5, 2024.[14]

Vote in the Minnesota State Senate
May 20, 2023
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 34  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total36292
Total percent53.73%43.28%2.99%
Democrat3400
Republican2292
Vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives
May 21, 2023
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 68  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total89414
Total percent66.41%30.60%2.99%
Democrat6901
Republican20413

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in Minnesota

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Minnesota.

How to vote in Minnesota


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Minnesota State Legislature, "House File 1900," accessed May 22, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Minnesota's Legacy, "Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund," accessed August 14, 2023
  3. ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Support the Reauthorization of the Constitutional Lottery Dedication to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund," accessed August 14, 2023
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Constitutional amendments," accessed September 23, 2024
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ Environmental Initiative, "COLLABORATIVE POLICY VICTORY: LOTTERY REAUTHORIZATION FOR MINNESOTA," accessed August 14, 2023
  7. ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "State Constitutional Amendments Considered," accessed July 15, 2014
  8. ↑ Minnesota Lottery, "Playing Our Part," accessed August 14, 2023
  9. ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 1006," accessed April 7, 2023
  10. ↑ My Arkansas Lottery, "Scholarships," accessed April 10, 2023
  11. ↑ MS Lottery, "About the Mississippi Lottery," accessed August 2, 2023
  12. ↑ Tax Policy Center, "Nearly All States Play the Lottery, But None Are Big Winners," accessed August 2, 2023
  13. ↑ Arkansas Online, "Vo-tech aid item cleared for ballot," accessed April 10, 2023
  14. ↑ Minnesota State Legislature, "HF 1900," accessed May 22, 2023
  15. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Voting Hours," accessed April 24, 2023
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 24, 2023
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Minnesota State Legislature, "House File 3," accessed June 6, 2023
  18. ↑ NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 27, 2024
  19. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
  20. ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  21. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Do I Need to Bring ID?" accessed April 25, 2023
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