Minnesota Gubernatorial Appointments, Amendment 2 (1954)

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The Minnesota Gubernatorial Appointments Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 2, 1954 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure permitted gubernatorial appointments in cases of vacancies in certain offices to run until the end of term, or January 1 in order to eliminate the need for elections to short terms.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2 (1954)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		636,237	69.27%
No		282,212	30.73%

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 1954 ballot measures
• 1954 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1953 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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