Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Abolishment Amendment (2012)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Abolishment Amendment did not appear on the November 2012 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment would have abolished the office of Lieutenant Governor.[1]
Text of measure
The question would have been presented to voters as follows:[2]
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to abolish the office of lieutenant governor on the first Monday in January 2015?"
- YES
- NO
Constitutional Changes
The proposed amendment would have amended Sections 1, 2, & 5 to Article V to the Minnesota Constitution.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
In order to refer proposed amendments to the ballot they must be agreed on by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Minnesota State Legislature. The 2012 legislative session ended before the measure was passed on to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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