1865 Minnesota Amendment 1

1865 Minnesota Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was the first of three attempts led by governor William Rainey Marshall to allow for Black suffrage in the state. The legislature initially approved the amendment for the ballot on February 24, 1865. The amendment failed with 54.70% of voters rejecting it.An Act proposing an amendment to section one, article seven, of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota. February 24, 1865 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/1865/0/General+Laws/Chapter/57/pdf/ July 28, 2026 Results Minnesota Amendment 1 14651 12135 State Constitutional Amendments Considered Minnesota Legislative Reference Library https://www.lrl.mn.gov/mngov/constitutionalamendments#p See also Electoral reform in Minnesota References Category:Politics of Minnesota Category:1865 Minnesota elections Minnesota Category:Minnesota ballot measures Category:U.S. state constitutional amendments