Minnesota Home Rule for Cities, Amendment 3 (1898)

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The Minnesota Home Rule for Cities Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 8, 1898 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure amended the home rule section of the Constitution to provide for classification of cities for the purpose of general legislation.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1898)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		68,754	68.19%
No		32,068	31.81%

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 1898 ballot measures
• 1898 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1897 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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