Minnesota Reorganization of Judicial Power, Amendment 1 (1956)

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The Minnesota Reorganization of Judicial Power Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 6, 1956 ballot in Minnesota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure permitted the legislature to reorganize the judicial power of the state.^[1]

Election results[edit]

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1956)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		939,957	75.37%
No		307,178	24.63%

Election results via: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• Minnesota 1956 ballot measures
• 1956 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links[edit]

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1955 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes[edit]

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