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TheMinnesota Church Property Tax Exemption Amendment, also known asAmendment 1, was on theNovember 3, 1908 ballot inMinnesota as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it wasdefeated. The measure would have limited the exemption of church property from taxation to that "used for religious purposes."^[1]

Election results

Minnesota Amendment 1 (1908)
Result		Votes	Percentage
dNo		65776	32.90%
Yes		134,141	67.10%

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 1908, there were 355,263 total voters, requiring a vote of at least 177,632 to pass a measure.

Election results via:Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be readhere.

See also

Suggest a link

• Minnesota 1908 ballot measures
• 1908 ballot measures
• List of Minnesota ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Minnesota

External links

• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
• 1907 Laws of Minnesota

Footnotes

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