Minnesota Number of Supreme Court Justices, Amendment 4 (1916)

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The Minnesota Number of Supreme Court Justices Amendment, also known as Amendment 4, was on the November 7, 1916 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have increased the number of Supreme Court justices from four to six. The measure also would have authorized the court to appoint its own clerk.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 4 (1916)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		108,002	45.31%
Yes		130,363	54.69%

Although the measure gathered more "yes" votes than "no" votes, Minnesota requires that the majority of all voters vote "yes" in order to pass an amendment. In 1916, there were 416,215 total voters, requiring a vote of at least 208,108 to pass a measure.

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 1916 ballot measures
• 1916 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1915 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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