Minnesota Amendment 1, Authorizing Railroad Bonds Measure (April 1858)
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Minnesota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on April 15, 1858. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorize the state to issue bonds for railroad construction with an aggregate limit of $5 million in bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorize the state to issue bonds for railroad construction with an aggregate limit of $5 million in bonds. |
Election results
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Minnesota Amendment 1 |
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25,023 | 78.80% | ||
| No | 6,733 | 21.20% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Loan of State Credit for Railroads—Yes. Loan of State Credit for Railroads—No. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
A simple majority vote was required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Before 1898, when voters approved Amendment 2, a measure passed if it received a simple majority of votes cast on the measure itself, rather than a majority of all votes cast in the election.
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