Minnesota Expenditures to Prevent Forest Fires, Amendment 5 (1924)

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The Minnesota Expenditures to Prevent Forest Fires Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 4, 1924 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized state expenditures to prevent forest fires, including compulsory taxation, clearing and improvement of public and private wild lands.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 5 (1924)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		460,965	76.26%
No		143,518	23.74%

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 1924 ballot measures
• 1924 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1923 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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