Minnesota Prohibit Special Legislation, Amendment 4 (1881)

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The Minnesota Prohibit Special Legislation Amendment, also known as Amendment 4, was on the November 8, 1881 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure prohibited special legislation on a variety of specific subjects such as altering highways, changing county seats or incorporating any town or village.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 4 (1881)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		56,491	87.10%
No		8,369	12.90%

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 1881 ballot measures
• 1881 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1881 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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