2024 Minnesota Amendment 1
November 5, 2024
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2024 Minnesota Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The amendment amended Article IX section 14 of the Minnesota Constitution to allow for an extension of the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) established in 1988. The law directing 40% of state lottery proceeds to environmental projects.[1] The amendment was accepted by 82.64% of voters.
The question asked on the ballot read: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to protect drinking water sources and the water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams; conserve wildlife habitat and natural areas; improve air quality; and expand access to parks and trails by extending the transfer of proceeds from the state-operated lottery to the environment and natural resources trust fund, and to dedicate the proceeds for these purposes?"[2]
The amendment was authored in the Minnesota House of Representatives by Athena Hollins, Rick Hansen, Patty Acomb, Sydney Jordan, Kristi Pursell, Mike Freiberg, Sandra Feist, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Zack Stephenson, Leon Lillie, Jamie Long, Lucy Rehm, Larry Kraft, Heather Edelson, Peter Fischer, Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Steve Elkins, Andrew Myers, and in the Minnesota Senate by Foung Hawj. All are members of the Minnesota DFL.[3]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 2,526,205 | 82.64 | |
| Against | 530,504 | 17.36 | |
| Total | 3,056,709 | 100.00 | |
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References
- ^ "Results for constitutional amendments". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "CHAPTER 67--H.F.No. 1900". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ^ "HF 1900". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ^ "State Constitutional Amendments Considered". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.