Minnesota Petroleum Excise Tax, Amendment 3 (1950)

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The Minnesota Petroleum Excise Tax Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 7, 1950 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized a 50-44-6 percent apportionment of the excise tax on petroleum products to the Trunk Highway Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and to cities with populations of 100,000 or more for their road and street needs, respectively.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1950)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		456,346	52.04%
Yes		420,530	47.96%

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 1950 ballot measures
• 1950 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1949 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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