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Minnesota’s Legislative History: Details

Minnesota’s Ratification of Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Submission to States MN Leg. Session Final Ratification by MN Total House Members House Yes Votes House No Votes House Percent Yes 1 Total Senate Members Senate Yes Votes Senate No Votes Senate Percent Yes 1 Governor Action Final Ratification by Three-Fourths of States
13th: Abolition of Slavery 2/1/1865 7th (1865) 2/23/1865 42 33 5 79% 21 17 1 81% No Record 12/6/1865
14th: Citizenship, Equal Protection, and Due Process Rights 6/13/1866 9th (1867) 1/17/1867 47 40 5 85% 22 16 5 73% Approval, 2/4/1867 7/1868
15th: Voting Rights Based on Race 2/26/1869 12th (1870) 1/13/1870 47 28 15 60% 22 13 6 59% Approval, 1/19/1870 2/1870
16th: Income Tax 7/12/1909 Extra Session (1912) 6/11/1912 120 89 0 74% 63 49 5 78% Approval, 6/14/1912 2/3/1913
17th: Direct Election of Senators 5/13/1912 Extra Session (1912) 6/10/1912 120 90 0 75% 63 51 0 81% Approval, 6/14/1912 4/8/1913
18th: Prohibition 12/18/1917 41st (1919) 1/17/1919 130 92 36 71% 67 48 11 72% Approval, 1/22/1919 1/16/1919
19th: Women's Suffrage 6/4/1919 Extra Session (1919) 9/8/1919 131 120 6 92% 67 60 5 90% Approval, 9/11/1919 8/18/1920
20th: Terms of Office; Presidential Succession 3/2/1932 48th (1933) 1/12/1933 131 118 0 90% 67 62 0 93% Approval, 1/16/1933 1/23/1933
21st: Repeal of Prohibition 2/20/1933 48th (1933) 10/10/1933 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- None (21-0 State Convention Vote) 12/5/1933
22nd: Presidential Term Limits 3/24/1947 57th (1951) 2/27/1951 131 80 43 61% 67 39 27 58% Dep w/ Secretary of State 3/2/1951 2/27/1951
23rd: D.C. Electoral Rights 6/16/1960 62nd (1961) 1/31/1961 135 123 0 91% 67 58 0 87% Approval, 2/6/1961 3/29/1961
24th: Poll Taxes Prohibited 9/14/1962 63rd (1963) 2/27/1963 135 121 0 90% 67 59 0 88% Approval, 2/6/1963 1/23/1964
25th: Presidential Succession 7/6/1965 65th (1967) 2/10/1967 135 124 7 92% 67 64 0 96% Approval, 2/13/1967 2/10/1967
26th: Voting Rights at Age 18 3/23/1971 67th (1971) 3/23/1971 135 126 3 93% 67 59 0 88% Approval, 3/23/1971 7/1/1971
27th: Congressional Salaries 9/25/1789 76th (1989) 5/22/1989 134 126 2 94% 67 63 4 94% Dep w/ Secretary of State 5/26/1989 5/7/1992

Proposed Amendments not Ratified by Three Fourths of the States

Amendment Submission to States MN Leg. Session Final Ratification by MN Total House Members House Yes Votes House No Votes House Percent Yes 1 Total Senate Members Senate Yes Votes Senate No Votes Senate Percent Yes 1 Governor Action Final Ratification by Three-Fourths of States
Congressional Apportionment (proposed) 9/25/1789 --- None --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- This proposed amendment ratification pre-dates Minnesota's statehood. N/A
Titles of Nobility (proposed) 5/1/1810 --- None --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- This proposed amendment ratification pre-dates Minnesota's statehood. N/A
Prohibiting Elimination of Slavery by Constitutional Amendment (proposed) 3/2/1861 --- None --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- There are no surviving records to indicate that the Minnesota Legislature has ever considered ratification of this amendment. N/A
Child Labor Amendment (proposed) 6/2/1924 Extra Session (1933) 12/14/1933 131 103 1 79% 67 51 1 76% Approval, 12/15/1933 N/A
Equal Rights Amendment (proposed) 3/22/1972 68th (1973) 2/8/1973 134 104 28 78% 67 48 18 72% Approval, 2/12/1973 N/A
District of Columbia Representation (proposed) 8/22/1978 71st (1979) 3/19/1979 134 68 66 51% 67 37 29 55% Approval, 3/28/1979 N/A

Minnesota’s Applications for an Article V Convention

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Application Topic Year Application Approval Date Total House Members House Yes Votes House No Votes House Percent Yes 1 Total Senate Members Senate Yes Votes Senate No Votes Senate Percent Yes 1 Governor Action
Direct Election of Senators 1901 2/2/1901 119 88 0 74% 63 56 0 89% Approval, 2/9/1901
Prohibition of Polygamy 1909 4/2/1909 119 62 0 52% 63 37 0 59% Approval, 4/8/1909
State Legislative Apportionment on Basis Other Than Population 1965 5/6/1965 135 91 40 67% 67 38 17 57% Approval, 5/13/1965

Minnesota’s Requests that Congress Propose an Amendment

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Resolution Topic Year Final Adoption of Resolution Total House Members House Yes Votes House No Votes House Percent Yes 1 Total Senate Members Senate Yes Votes Senate No Votes Senate Percent Yes 1 Governor Action
Election of US Senators by Popular Vote 1893 2/28/1893 114 75 0 66% 54 38 0 70% Approval, 3/4/1893
Election of US Senators by Popular Vote 1895 1/30/1895 114 98 0 86% 54 42 0 78% Approval, 2/5/1895
Regulation of Trusts and Monopolies 1901 2/16/1901 119 85 1 71% 63 35 1 56% Approval, 2/25/1901
Expansion of Voting Rights to Women 1919 1/23/1919 131 100 28 76% 67 49 7 73% Approval, 1/24/1919
Prohibit Tax-Exempt Securities 1933 4/18/1933 131 98 0 75% 67 47 1 70% Approval, 4/21/1933
Prohibit Tax-Exempt Securities 1939 3/6/1939 131 92 0 70% 67 54 0 81% Approval, 3/9/1939
Equal Rights Amendment 1949 4/20/1949 131 81 1 62% 67 48 1 72% Approval, 4/25/1949
Rights for Persons Beginning at Conception 1973 4/28/1973 134 98 21 73% 67 51 12 76% Deposited with Secretary of State, 5/8/1973
Prohibit Desecration of American Flag 1994 4/7/1994 124 100 25 81% 67 51 14 76% Approval, 4/15/1994

1 The percentage is the percent voting "yes" of the entire membership of that body.