Minnesota State Constitution Ratification Measure (October 1857)
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| Topic State constitution ratification |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Minnesota State Constitution Ratification Measure was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Minnesota on October 13, 1857. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported ratifying the Minnesota Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed ratifying the Minnesota Constitution. |
Election results
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Minnesota State Constitution Ratification Measure |
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30,055 | 98.14% | ||
| No | 571 | 1.86% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Constitution Ratification Measure was as follows:
| “ | For Constitution Against Constitution | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
On June 1, 1857, Minnesota voters elected delegates to represent them at a constitutional convention.[1] Between June 13 and August 29, 1857, the state constitutional convention worked by conference committee.[1] Due to the political division at the time, Democratic delegates and Republican delegates refused to sign the same copy of the state constitution.[2] As such, delegates from the two parties signed two different copies of the state constitution.[3] The two copies were essentially identical, though they were copied by hand and did contain grammar and punctuation differences.[3] The schedule of the constitution provided for an election for the voters to ratify the constitution on October 13, 1857.[1]
See also
External links
Constitution 1858]
Footnotes
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