Minnesota Amendment 2, Extending State Legislative Terms Measure (1877)
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| Topic State legislative elections and State legislative term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1877. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported extending terms of office for representatives to two years and senators to four years. |
A "no" vote opposed extending the terms of office for representatives to two years and senators to four years. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 2 |
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33,072 | 56.85% | ||
| No | 25,099 | 43.15% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to section twenty-four, article four, of the Constitution, preparatory for biennial sessions of the Legislature—Yes. Amendment to section twenty-four, article four, of the Constitution, preparatory for biennial sessions of the Legislature—No. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
A simple majority vote was required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Before 1898, when voters approved Amendment 2, a measure passed if it received a simple majority of votes cast on the measure itself, rather than a majority of all votes cast in the election.
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