Minnesota Majority for Ratifying the Constitution, Amendment 1 (1954)

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The Minnesota Majority for Ratifying the Constitution Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 2, 1954 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided for a 60 percent popular vote before a new state constitution could be ratified. The measure also removed the constitutional bar precluding members of the legislature from serving in a constitutional convention.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1954)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		638,818	70.57%
No		266,434	29.43%

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 1954 ballot measures
• 1954 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1953 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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