Minnesota Amendment 4, Establishing Single Liability for Corporations Measure (1875)

Minnesota Amendment 4
Election date November 2, 1875
Topic Business regulations
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Minnesota Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Minnesota on November 2, 1875. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing single liability for stockholders of ordinary business corporations.

A "no" vote opposed establishing single liability for stockholders of ordinary business corporations.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		16,349	38.74%
No		25,858	61.26%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

“

Amendment to section three, article ten, of the constitution, yes. Amendment to section three, article ten, of the constitution, 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 is required during one legislative session for the Minnesota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 68 votes in the Minnesota House of Representatives and 34 votes in the Minnesota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Ratifying an amendment requires a 'Yes' vote from a simple majority of all voters casting a ballot in the election, rather than a simple majority of those voting on the question.

See also

1875 Measures

• 1875 Measures
• Business regulations on the ballot
• 1875 legislative sessions

Minnesota

• Minnesota ballot measures
• Minnesota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
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External links

• Minnesota Constitutional Amendments