Minnesota State Canvassing Board, Amendment 3 (1873)

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The Minnesota State Canvassing Board Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 4, 1873 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have established a state canvassing board to report Congressional election returns to the secretary of state. The board would have included judges from the Supreme Court and district court judges.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1873)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		25,694	67.96%
Yes		12,116	32.04%

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 1873 ballot measures
• 1873 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1873 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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