Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings, Amendment 2 (1871)

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The Minnesota Loans for Asylum Buildings Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 7, 1871 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized state loans for constructing an asylum facility for the insane, deaf, dumb and blind, as well as a state prison.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2 (1871)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		40,797	85.85%
Yes		6,724	14.15%

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 1871 ballot measures
• 1871 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1871 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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