Minnesota State Bounties for Reforestation, Amendment 10 (1914)

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The Minnesota State Bounties for Reforestation Amendment, also known as Amendment 10, was on the November 3, 1914 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have made payments of bounties by the state to encourage the planting, cultivation and protected of forest trees.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 10 (1914)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		63782	37.05%
Yes		108,352	62.95%

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 1914, there were 356,906 total voters, requiring a vote of at least 178,454 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 1914 ballot measures
• 1914 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1913 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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