Minnesota Election Trends Project

June 7, 1960

Referendum No. 17

Proposal to thoroughly revise the City Charter (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	1947	6227
2	2959	3811
3	957	4542
4	2900	6546
5	1713	3549
6	1029	1994
7	4725	2368
8	2012	2606
9	1524	4723
10	3816	3401
11	6398	4939
12	3566	6174
13	9870	4268
Total	43,416	55,148

Referendum failed.

September 13, 1960

Referenda on Liquor Licenses for:

2315-17 Central Avenue N.E. (Ward 1),

3111 Penn Avenue N. (Ward 4),

2018 Plymouth Avenue (Ward 5), and

5301 Lyndale Avenue So. (Ward 13)

(55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	2306	5265
4	4237	5279
5	2085	2205
13	5559	7383

Referendum all failed.

November 8, 1960

Referendum 17

Prohibited the City from issuing bonds for current expenses (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	4793	7565
2	5693	5928
3	2907	5165
4	5014	8363
5	3350	4333
6	2358	2444
7	5878	5325
8	4101	4147
9	4029	5111
10	5949	6400
11	7748	8330
12	5997	7939
13	10,456	9726
Total	68,253	80,776

Referendum failed.

Referendum 18

On a proposed 2% telephone tax (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	3529	8889
2	4325	7527
3	2193	5838
4	3866	9603
5	2560	5096
6	1913	2953
7	4616	6728
8	3055	5234
9	3100	5922
10	4363	8135
11	5856	10,352
12	4492	9386
13	7846	12,566
Total	51,714	98,229

Referendum failed.

School Referendum

Propoal to allow the School Board to raise the school levy by up to 5 mills (53% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	7688	6594
2	8994	4411
3	4766	4666
4	8162	7647
5	5762	3568
6	3737	2013
7	8163	4592
8	6218	3634
9	6567	4565
10	8799	5550
11	10,752	8125
12	9418	6952
13	13,769	9118
Total	102,795	71,435

Referendum adopted.