Section 8. Women May Vote and be Eligible

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Women May Vote and be Eligible

Summary: REPEALED

Election Date: November 3, 1964

Votes For Ratification: 1,089,798

Votes Against Ratification: 254,216

Percent for Ratification: 81%

Percent Against Ratification: 19%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1963 Chap 870

Effective Date Source: https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2023/other/232070/1964.pdf

Women May Vote and be Eligible

Women may vote for school officers and members of library boards, and shall be eligible to hold any office pertaining to the management of schools or libraries.

Any woman of the age of twenty-one (21) years and upward and possessing the qualifications requisite to a male voter, may vote at any election held for the purpose of choosing any officers of schools or any members of library boards, or upon any measure relating to any schools or libraries, and shall be eligible to hold any office pertaining to the management of schools and libraries.

Summary: Authorizing women to vote for and serve on library boards

Election Date: November 8, 1898

Votes For Ratification: 71,704

Votes Against Ratification: 43,660

Percent for Ratification: 62%

Percent Against Ratification: 38%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1897 Chap 175

Effective Date Source: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/yzuvt1ks9ead28hgngf3fdln8kb2rki9

Women May Vote and be Eligible

The legislature may, notwithstanding anything in this article, provide by law, that any woman at the age of twenty-one years and upward, may vote at any election held for the purpose of choosing any officers of schools, or upon any measure relating to schools, and may also provide that any such woman shall be eligible to hold any office pertaining solely to the management of schools.

Summary: New section, authorizing the legislature to grant women suffrage in school affairs

Election Date: November 2, 1875

Votes For Ratification: 24,340

Votes Against Ratification: 19,468

Percent for Ratification: 56%

Percent Against Ratification: 44%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1875 Chap 2

Effective Date Source: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/x0r8in5l2l1mx40kicnm9t4g0nsrd99c