Minnesota Process for Amending the Constitution, Amendment 2 (1898)

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The Minnesota Process for Amending the Constitution Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 8, 1898 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure altered the process for amending the Constitution to require a majority of all voters to vote "yes" on an amendment, effectively making it more difficult to pass amendments.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 2 (1898)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		69,760	67.97%
No		32,881	32.03%

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 1898 ballot measures
• 1898 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1897 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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