2016 Minnesota Amendment 1

Minnesota 1983 Minnesota Amendment 1 Legislator Pay Compensation Council November 8, 2016 2265835 536272 2968281 300px Yes #2B2457 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #28497C 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #32320C 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #5D5D2D 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Other #EBEEED Tie 1px #AAAAAA solid #808080 No data 1px #AAAAAA solid 2016 Minnesota Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to Section 9 Article IX of the Minnesota Constitution to establish an independent council to set salaries for members of the Minnesota Legislature. It was approved by 76.33% of all voters, and 80.86% of voters who voted on this amendment voted 'yes'. The amendment called for a compensation council of sixteen to decide the pay for legislators, with one half of members appointed by the governor of Minnesota and one half appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, with no party composing more than 50% of seats. No members of the council may be current or former legislators, or current or former lobbyists. The council meets every odd-numbered year. The amendment was introduced on May 6, 2013, and passed on May 19, 2013. The question on the ballot read "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to remove legislators' ability to set their own salaries, and instead establish an independent, citizens-only council to prescribe salaries for legislators?"Minnesota Session Laws - 2013 Regular Session CHAPTER 124--H.F.No. 1823 Office of the Revisor of Statutes https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2013/0/Session+Law/Chapter/124/ June 18, 2026 Results ChoiceVotes%15 Yes2,265,83576.3315 No536,27218.07Blank votes166,1745.60Total2,968,281100.00Eligible voters/turnoutMinnesota Election Statistics, 1950–2016 http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2804/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2016.pdf Minnesota Secretary of State December 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035640/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2804/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2016.pdf December 1, 2017 dead3,972,33074.72Source: Minnesota Secretary of StateResults for Constitutional Amendments http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/AmendmentResultsStatewide/100 Minnesota Secretary of State December 19, 2016 References Category:Politics of Minnesota Category:2016 elections in Minnesota Minnesota Category:Minnesota ballot measures Category:U.S. state constitutional amendments