Minnesota District Court Justice Term Limit, Amendment 5 (1883)

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The Minnesota District Court Justice Term Limit Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 6, 1883 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure set the term limit for district court justices at six years instead of seven.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 5 (1883)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		73,565	75.39%
No		24,016	24.61%

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 1883 ballot measures
• 1883 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1883 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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