Minnesota Highway Funding, Amendment 2 (1956)

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The Minnesota Highway Funding Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 6, 1956 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized the consolidation of present trunk highway articles and sections to increase state aid and supervision of public highways. The measure also permitted a tax of motor vehicles and fuel, and to provide for a 62-29-9 apportionment of funds to the Trunk Highway Fund, county state-aid highway fund and municipal state-aid highway fund, respectively.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2 (1956)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		1,060,063	82.13%
No		230,707	17.87%

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 1956 ballot measures
• 1956 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1955 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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