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Minnesota Recall of Elected Officials, Amendment 1 (1996)
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The Minnesota Recall of Elected Officials Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 5, 1996 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided for the recall of elected state officials.[1]
Election results
| Minnesota Amendment 1 (1996) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,833,523 | 88.05% | ||
| No | 248,778 | 11.95% | ||
Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
Text of measure
The language of the proposal as it appeared on the ballot[2]:
| “ | Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide for recall of elected state officers for wrongdoing? | ” |
The full text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- Minnesota 1996 ballot measures
- 1996 ballot measures
- List of Minnesota ballot measures
- History of direct democracy in Minnesota
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "State Constitutional Amendments Considered," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "Chapter 469," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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