Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation, Amendment 4 (1924)

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The Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation Amendment, also known as Amendment 4, was on the November 4, 1924 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the enactment of laws promoting forestation and reforestation of public and private lands, including irrepealable provisions for a forest land tax and a yield tax on timber products.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 4 (1924)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		143,977	25.15%
Yes		428,407	74.85%

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 1924, there were 869,151 total voters, requiring a vote of at least 434,576 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 1924 ballot measures
• 1924 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1923 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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