Minnesota District Judges on the Supreme Bench, Amendment 3 (1876)

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The Minnesota District Judges on the Supreme Bench Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 7, 1876 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized district judges to sit on the supreme bench when Supreme Court justices are disqualified from sitting for any case.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1876)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		41,069	87.14%
No		6,063	12.86%

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 1876 ballot measures
• 1876 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1876 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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