Minnesota Election Trends Project

June 13, 1961

Referendum No. 17

Proposal for a ratio of 1.7 Police Department employees per 1000 city population and a boost of 3 mills in the levy to pay for the change (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	4752	3490
2	4713	2067
3	2788	2239
4	5524	4067
5	3455	1819
6	1875	879
7	5081	1692
8	3486	1450
9	3334	1888
10	4783	1839
11	6976	3642
12	5905	3475
13	9284	3901
Total	61,956	32,448

Referendum adopted.

Referendum 18

Proposal to add the President of the Library Board to the Board of Estimate (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	3140	4701
2	3515	2872
3	1714	3007
4	3578	5434
5	2251	2579
6	1297	1208
7	4198	2187
8	2338	2174
9	2059	2745
10	3460	2766
11	5056	4892
12	3968	4832
13	7596	4902
Total	44,170	44,299

Referendum failed.

Referendum 19

For a levy hike of 1.5 mills, designated for the Public Library. (55% approval needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	2453	5495
2	2997	3521
3	1371	3416
4	2911	6369
5	1774	3166
6	1141	1399
7	3532	2925
8	2058	2553
9	1674	3219
10	2829	3484
11	3803	6264
12	2981	5960
13	5805	6805
Total	35,329	54,576

Referendum failed.