2006 Minnesota Amendment 1

Minnesota 1983 Minnesota Amendment 1 November 7, 2006 1270042 837839 2,107,881 County results 2006 Minnesota Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The amendment amended Article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution to allow for a new tax on the sale of motor vehicles, with revenue from the tax to be used to fund public transportation and highways in the state.Minnesota Session Laws - 2005 Regular Session Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statues https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2005/0/Session+Law/Chapter/88/ The amendment was accepted with 60.25% of the vote. The bill containing the amendment, HF 2461, was introduced to the Minnesota House of Representatives by Mary Liz Holberg, Connie Ruth, and Doug Magnus on April 20, 2005. After passing the house on May 12, 2005, it was introduced to the Minnesota Senate by Erin Murphy on May 13. It was passed by the Senate on May 18, and vetoed by governor Tim Pawlenty. However, the bill was amended by the House to make it a constitutional amendment, bypassing the veto and sending the bill to the public for approval.HF 2461 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statues https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/84/2005/0/HF/2461/?body=Senate Prior to passage, it was unclear if enough of the public was even aware enough of the amendment to secure its passage. It was criticized by a coalition of rural mayors and legislators, arguing that the amendment would not generate enough funds for greater Minnesota, with the fear being that urban public transit would take most of the funds.Minnesotans vote 'yes' on transportation amendment November 8, 2006 MPR News https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/11/08/transpo The question on the ballot read: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from a tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles over a five-year period, so that after June 30, 2011, all of the revenue is dedicated at least 40 percent for public transit assistance and not more than 60 percent for highway purposes?" Results 1270042 837839 2107881 State Constitutional Amendments Considered Minnesota Legislative Reference Library https://www.lrl.mn.gov/mngov/constitutionalamendments#p References Category:Politics of Minnesota Category:2006 Minnesota elections Minnesota Category:Minnesota ballot measures Category:U.S. state constitutional amendments