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Minnesota Pardoning Power, Amendment 1 (1896)
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The Minnesota Pardoning Power Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 3, 1896 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure took pardoning power from the governor and conferred it upon a pardon board.[1]
Election results
| Minnesota Amendment 1 (1896) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 130,354 | 74.30% | ||
| No | 45,097 | 25.70% | ||
Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- Minnesota 1896 ballot measures
- 1896 ballot measures
- List of Minnesota ballot measures
- History of direct democracy in Minnesota
External links
Footnotes
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