Minnesota Investment Of School Funds, Amendment 3 (1912)

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The Minnesota Investment of School Funds Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the November 5, 1912 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the investment of school and university funds in first mortgages on improved farms.^[1]

Election results[edit]

Minnesota Amendment 3 (1912)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		39483	18.99%
Yes		168,440	81.01%

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 1912, there were 349,678 total voters, requiring a vote of at least 174,840 to pass a measure.

Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

Similar measures[edit]

• Minnesota Investment of School Funds, Amendment 5 (1914) d
• Minnesota Investment of School Funds, Amendment 2 (1916) a

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• Minnesota 1912 ballot measures
• 1912 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links[edit]

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1911 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes[edit]

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