1998 Minnesota Amendment 1

Minnesota 1983 Minnesota Amendment 1 November 3, 1998 1570720 462749 2105343 County results 1998 Minnesota Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The amendment amended Article XIII of the Minnesota Constitution to officially recognize hunting and fishing as important pieces of cultural heritage, and that they shall be forever preserved by the government by managing them in the interest of the public good.Minnesota Session Laws - 1998 Regular Session Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statues https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/1998/0/Session+Law/Chapter/392/ The amendment was accepted with 77.24% of the vote. The bill was passed to be on the November ballot by the legislature, with the support of governor Arne Carlson, on April 4, 1998. SF 41 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statues https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/80/1997/0/SF/41/?body=Senate The question on the ballot read: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to affirm that hunting and fishing and the taking of game and fish are a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for the people and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good? " Results 1570720 462749 2105343 State Constitutional Amendments Considered Minnesota Legislative Reference Library https://www.lrl.mn.gov/mngov/constitutionalamendments#p References Category:Politics of Minnesota Category:1998 Minnesota elections Minnesota Category:Minnesota ballot measures Category:U.S. state constitutional amendments