Minnesota Limit Legislative Sessions to Sixty Days Amendment (1860)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Minnesota Limit Legislative Sessions to Sixty Days Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 6, 1860. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to limit annual legislative sessions to 60 days. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment, thereby retaining no specific limits on the length of legislative sessions. |
Election results
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19,785 | 97.81% | ||
| No | 442 | 2.19% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Ballot title
The ballot title for Limit Legislative Sessions to Sixty Days Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Those in favor of this amendment limiting legislative sessions, 'yes'. Those against the amendment limiting legislative sessions, '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 is required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 68 votes in the Minnesota House of Representatives and 34 votes in the Minnesota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Ratifying an amendment requires a 'Yes' vote from a simple majority of all voters casting a ballot in the election, rather than a simple majority of those voting on the question.
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