Minnesota Veto Appropriation Items, Amendment 1 (1876)

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The Minnesota Veto Appropriation Items Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 7, 1876 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized the governor to veto items of appropriation bills, while still approving the rest of the bill.

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1876)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		47,302	91.44%
No		4,426	8.56%

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 1876 ballot measures
• 1876 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1876 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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